Darlington
Dar·ling·ton/ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/noun
Darlington is spelled D-A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (Dar·ling·ton). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Darlington means “Ellipsis of Darlington pair” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Darlington is Darlingtons.
How many letters and syllables are in Darlington?
| Letters | 10: D-A-R-L-I-N-G-T-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Dar·ling·ton |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,420th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Darlington?
Darlington appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,420th 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 Darlington?
- UK /ˈdɑːlɪŋtən/
Darlington has 3 syllables, split Dar·ling·ton in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Darlington
- Darlingtons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Darlington mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of Darlington pair.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Darlington come from?
From Middle English Dearnington, Derlinton, from Old English Dēornōþingtūn, supposedly “the settlement of Dēornōþ's people”, from an unclear root + -ing + tūn. Compare Old English dīerling. The transistor configuration is named for its inventor, Sidney Darlington.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).