Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hammarskjöld

/ˈhæmə(ɹ)ʃoʊld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
ham-marskjold
IPA
/ˈhæmə(ɹ)ʃoʊld/
30
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname in Swedish, Hammarskjöld

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Hammarskjöld.

Questions

How do you pronounce hammarskjöld?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæmə(ɹ)ʃoʊld/.
What does hammarskjöld mean?
A surname in Swedish, Hammarskjöld
Where does hammarskjöld come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Swedish Hammarskjöld.

How to pronounce hammarskjöld

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