Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lü

/lˈu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables: lu
IPA: /lˈu/

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Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.

name

A Tai-Kadai language spoken in Yunnan province of China, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam.

name

A surname from Chinese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Mandarin 呂 /吕 (Lǚ).

Word Breakdown

Root: 呂

Phrases

Not to be confused with Liu

Frequently Paired Words

Not to be confused with Liu Lv Lyu Lu

Homonyms

lú lù

Rhymes With

u u. q q. ü pas-de-deux perú début û ragù ū nü

Questions

How do you pronounce lü?: The recorded pronunciation is /lˈu/.
What does lü mean?: A municipality in the district of Inn in the Swiss canton of Graubünden.
Where does lü come from?: Borrowed from Mandarin 呂 /吕 (Lǚ).

How to pronounce lü

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