Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hunsrik

/ˈhuns.rik/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: Huns-rik
IPA: /ˈhuns.rik/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A West Central German language or dialect, influenced by other German varieties as well as Portuguese, spoken by over 1 million people in (mainly southern) Brazil.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hunsrik, representing a rarer spelling of Hunsrick. This word principally refers to the Hunsrück mountains in southwestern Germany (where the largest group of German settlers came from). However, it is also used of the language, e.g. Hunsrick spreche (“to speak Hunsrik”).

Phrases

Wiktionary’s coverage of Hunsrik terms hrx ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

Hunsrück Wiktionary’s coverage of Hunsrik terms hrx ⁠

Questions

How do you pronounce hunsrik?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhuns.rik/.
What does hunsrik mean?: A West Central German language or dialect, influenced by other German varieties as well as Portuguese, spoken by over 1 million people in (mainly southern) Brazil.
Where does hunsrik come from?: Borrowed from Hunsrik, representing a rarer spelling of Hunsrick. This word principally refers to the Hunsrück mountains in southwestern Germany (where the largest group of German settlers came from). However, it is also used of the language, e.g. Hunsrick spreche (“to speak Hunsrik”).

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