Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gutenberg

/ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: Gu-ten-berg
IPA: /ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A habitational surname from German.

name

A metonym for a person

name

A metonym for a person:

name

name

name

name

name

Ellipsis of Gutenberg Bible, the first mass production printing project of the Gutenberg press.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gutenberg.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/
British English: /ˈɡuːtn̩ˌbɜːɡ/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Gutenbergian

Questions

How do you pronounce gutenberg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡutn̩ˌbɝɡ/.
What does gutenberg mean?: A habitational surname from German.
Where does gutenberg come from?: Borrowed from German Gutenberg.

How to pronounce gutenberg

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