Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lake neuchâtel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables
lake neucha-tel
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A lake in north-west Switzerland, on which the city of Neuchâtel is situated; it is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland.

Etymology

From French Lac de Neuchâtel; the German name is Neuenburgersee.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does lake neuchâtel mean?
A lake in north-west Switzerland, on which the city of Neuchâtel is situated; it is the largest lake entirely within Switzerland.
Where does lake neuchâtel come from?
It is traced to French.

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