Charlestown
proper noun
Charlestown is spelled C-H-A-R-L-E-S-T-O-W-N: 11 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a proper noun, Charlestown means “A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Charlestown?
| Letters | 11: C-H-A-R-L-E-S-T-O-W-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,416th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Charlestown?
Charlestown appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,416th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce Charlestown?
Charlestown has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Charlestown mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
proper noun
- 1
A village in St Austell Bay parish, Cornwall (OS grid ref SX0351).
- 2
A village near Glossop, High Peak borough, Derbyshire (OS grid ref SK0392).
- 3
A suburb of Weymouth in Chickerell parish, Dorset, formerly in West Dorset district (OS grid ref SY6579).
- 4
A suburb and ward in the City of Manchester, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8703).
- 5
A suburb in the City of Salford, Greater Manchester (OS grid ref SD8100).
- 6
A neighbourhood of Baildon, Bradford borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SE1638).
- 7
A settlement near Hebden Bridge, Calderdale borough, West Yorkshire (OS grid ref SD9726).
- 8
A hamlet in the City of Aberdeen council area (OS grid ref NJ9300).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Charlestown come from?
From Charles + town.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).