burton

Other forms of burton

plural

burtons·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about burton

What does burton mean?

burton means "English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in burton?

burton has 2 syllables: bur-ton. The stress falls on "bur". In IPA it is /ˈbɝtən/.

What is another word for burton?

Close synonyms include Richard Burton, Sir Richard Burton, Sir Richard Francis Burton, Richard Burton. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is burton a common word?

burton is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.