Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

woodbury

/wˈʊdbˌɛɹi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.90 in modern English

Syllables
wood-bury
IPA
/wˈʊdbˌɛɹi/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
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Meaning

name

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name

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name

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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name

A placename:

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Etymology

From Old English wudu (“wood”) + byriġ, the dative case of burg (“fortified place”).

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Questions

How do you pronounce woodbury?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈʊdbˌɛɹi/.
What does woodbury mean?
A placename:
Where does woodbury come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce woodbury

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “woodbury”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/wˈʊdbˌɛɹi/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
  3. Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “woodbury”.
  4. Repeat and practice — Say “woodbury” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.