winterbourne
win·ter·bourne/ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/noun
winterbourne is spelled W-I-N-T-E-R-B-O-U-R-N-E: 12 letters and 3 syllables (win·ter·bourne). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, winterbourne means “A stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of winterbourne is winterbournes.
How many letters and syllables are in winterbourne?
| Letters | 12: W-I-N-T-E-R-B-O-U-R-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: win·ter·bourne |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th 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 winterbourne?
Winterbourne appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th 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 winterbourne?
- UK /ˈwɪntəbɔːn/
- US /ˈwɪntɚˌboɹn/
- US [-ɾɚ-]
Winterbourne has 3 syllables, split win·ter·bourne in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-winterbourne.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of winterbourne
- winterbournes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does winterbourne mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
UKA stream that only flows in winter or after wet weather, particularly in an area rich in limestone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does winterbourne come from?
From winter + bourne (“seasonal brook or stream”), partly also from the placenames Winterborne, Winterbourne, which are derived from Old English winterburna (“stream that is full in winter”), from winter (from Proto-Germanic *wintruz, further etymology uncertain) + burna (“stream”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁- (“to boil; to brew”)). The Old English word appears to have survived only in placenames.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).