Shropshire
/ˈʃɹɒp.ʃə(ɹ)/noun
Shropshire is spelled S-H-R-O-P-S-H-I-R-E: 10 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Shropshire means “One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Shropshire is Shropshires.
How many letters and syllables are in Shropshire?
| Letters | 10: S-H-R-O-P-S-H-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th 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 Shropshire?
Shropshire appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th 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 Shropshire?
- UK /ˈʃɹɒp.ʃə(ɹ)/
Shropshire 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Shropshire.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Shropshire
- Shropshires plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Shropshire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of an English breed of black-faced hornless sheep similar to the Southdown, but larger.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Shropshire come from?
From Old English Sċrobbesbyriġscīr, from Sċrobbesburh (“Shrewsbury”) + sċīr (“shire”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).