Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wirral

/ˈwɪɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: wirral
IPA: /ˈwɪɹəl/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A peninsula between the River Dee and River Mersey in England.

name

A metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England.

Etymology

From the Old English Wirhealh, from wir (“myrtle”) and healh (“corner”), referring to the bog myrtle once found there.

Derived Forms

Wirralian

Questions

How do you pronounce wirral?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɪɹəl/.
What does wirral mean?: A peninsula between the River Dee and River Mersey in England.
Where does wirral come from?: From the Old English Wirhealh, from wir (“myrtle”) and healh (“corner”), referring to the bog myrtle once found there.

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