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german shepherd

/ˌd͡ʒɜː.mənˈʃɛ.pəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
ger-man shep-herd
IPA
/ˌd͡ʒɜː.mənˈʃɛ.pəd/
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.

Countable

Etymology

A more commonly used shortening of German Shepherd Dog.

Usage

Inflected Forms

German shepherds (plural)

Derived Forms

Sheprador

Phrases

German shepherdess German Sheprador

Synonyms

alsatian Alsatian shepherd Alsatian wolf dog German Shepherd Dog Nazi Shepherd german police dog

Questions

How do you pronounce german shepherd?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒɜː.mənˈʃɛ.pəd/.
What does german shepherd mean?
A large-sized breed of dog often used as a guard dog or police dog.
Where does german shepherd come from?
A more commonly used shortening of German Shepherd Dog.

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