Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wilshire

/wˈɪlʃˌaɪɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables: wilshire
IPA: /wˈɪlʃˌaɪɹ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, located to the west of Downtown.

Etymology

Reduced variant of Wiltshire. The Los Angeles neighborhood is named for Wilshire Boulevard.

Phrases

Mid-Wilshire Wilshire Center

Frequently Paired Words

Mid-Wilshire Willshire Wilshire Center Wiltshire

Questions

How do you pronounce wilshire?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪlʃˌaɪɹ/.
What does wilshire mean?: A surname.
Where does wilshire come from?: Reduced variant of Wiltshire. The Los Angeles neighborhood is named for Wilshire Boulevard.

How to pronounce wilshire

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