placename
/ˈpleɪsneɪm/noun
placename is spelled P-L-A-C-E-N-A-M-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, placename means “The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of placename is placenames.
How many letters and syllables are in placename?
| Letters | 9: P-L-A-C-E-N-A-M-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 placename?
Placename appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 placename?
- /ˈpleɪsneɪm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-placename.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of placename
- placenames plural
- place-name
- place name
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does placename mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The name of a place; a word or phrase which indicates a particular location or region.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Placename in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the name of a place:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does placename come from?
From place + name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).