Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

colbert

/ˈkoʊlbɚt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.38 in modern English

Syllables: col-bert
IPA: /ˈkoʊlbɚt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From a Germanic personal name, composed of Proto-Germanic *kōlaz (“cool, cold; calm”) and *berhtaz (“bright”).

Origin

Source language: Proto-Germanic

Word Breakdown

Root: *kōlaz

Usage

Inflected Forms

Colberts (plural)

Derived Forms

colbertine Colbertism Colbertist

Phrases

Colbert bump Colbert County

Frequently Paired Words

Kolbert

Synonyms

colbert butter

Rhymes With

tolbert holbert kolbert wolbert

Questions

How do you pronounce colbert?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊlbɚt/.
What does colbert mean?: A surname.
Where does colbert come from?: It is traced to Proto-Germanic.

How to pronounce colbert

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