What does forty-leben mean?

forty-leben

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

adj

American usage; Informal

"Officer.—"What is the numerical strength of the enemy in our front?" Intelligent Contraband.—"Eh, Massa?" O.—"How many men has the Confederate General Blank?" I. C.—"'Bout forty-leben thousan', Massa." O.—"Don't you mean about four thousand?" I. C.—"Yes, Massa; dar's 'bout four hundred ob 'em.""

How to pronounce forty-leben

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “forty-leben”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “forty-leben”.

Repeat and practice — Say “forty-leben” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.