Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

workington

/ˈwɜː(ɹ)kɪŋtən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables: work-ing-ton
IPA: /ˈwɜː(ɹ)kɪŋtən/

18

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NX9928, NY0028).

Questions

How do you pronounce workington?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɜː(ɹ)kɪŋtən/.
What does workington mean?: A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Cumberland district, Cumbria, England, previously in Allerdale borough, and historically in the county of Cumberland (OS grid ref NX9928, NY0028).

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