Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wilkesboro

/wˈɪlksbɚoʊ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: wilkes-boro
IPA: /wˈɪlksbɚoʊ/

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town, the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.

name

An unincorporated community in Washington County, Oregon, United States.

Etymology

From Wilkes + -boro.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Wilkes

Questions

How do you pronounce wilkesboro?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪlksbɚoʊ/.
What does wilkesboro mean?: A town, the county seat of Wilkes County, North Carolina, United States.
Where does wilkesboro come from?: From Wilkes + -boro.

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