Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

winterset

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: win-ter-set
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city, the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States.

name

A township in Russell County, Kansas, United States.

Etymology

In Iowa, originally to be named "Summerset", but as it was platted during a cool summer spell, it was decided to change the name to "Winterset".

Questions

What does winterset mean?: A city, the county seat of Madison County, Iowa, United States.
Where does winterset come from?: In Iowa, originally to be named "Summerset", but as it was platted during a cool summer spell, it was decided to change the name to "Winterset".

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