Winchester
/ˈwɪnt͡ʃɛstə(ɹ)/noun
Winchester is spelled W-I-N-C-H-E-S-T-E-R: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Winchester means “A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Winchester is Winchesters.
How many letters and syllables are in Winchester?
| Letters | 10: W-I-N-C-H-E-S-T-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.6 times per million words; the 13,695th 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 Winchester?
Winchester appears 3.6 times per million words in written English, the 13,695th 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 Winchester?
- /ˈwɪnt͡ʃɛstə(ɹ)/
- /ˈwɪnt͡ʃɪstə(ɹ)/
Winchester has 3 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-Winchester.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Winchester
- Winchesters plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Winchester mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Winchester rifle, typically a lever-action repeater.
H. Rider Haggard, King Solomon's Mines "Give me my express," I said, laying down the Winchester, and he handed it to me cocked.
- 2
A bottle holding a Winchester quart.
- 3
datedA hard disk.
- 4
Out of ordinance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Winchester come from?
From Middle English Wynchester, Winchestre, from Old English Wintanċeaster, from Latin Venta Belgārum (literally “Venta of the Belgae”), perhaps ultimately from Proto-Celtic *wentā (“town, place”), Proto-Indo-European *h₁wen- (“place (?)”) + Old English ċeaster, from Latin castra (“camp”). The bottle is named for the former customary units of the English city. The rifle is named after American businessman Oliver Winchester (1810–1880). The computer disk is named for the rifle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).