Worcestershire
Worces·ter·shire/ˈwʊstəʃə/noun
Worcestershire is spelled W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E: 14 letters and 3 syllables (Worces·ter·shire). It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Worcestershire means “Ellipsis of Worcestershire sauce” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Worcestershire?
| Letters | 14: W-O-R-C-E-S-T-E-R-S-H-I-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Worces·ter·shire |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 Worcestershire?
Worcestershire appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 Worcestershire?
- UK /ˈwʊstəʃə/
- UK /ˈwʊstəʃɪə/
- British /ˈwɵstəʃə/
Worcestershire has 3 syllables, split Worces·ter·shire in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-worcestershire.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Worcestershire.wav, En-us-Worcestershire.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Worcestershire mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of Worcestershire sauce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Worcestershire come from?
From Middle English Wyrcestreschire, from Old English Weogornaċeastresċīr; equivalent to Worcester + -shire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).