Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hefeweizen

/ˈhɛ.fəˌvaɪ(t).sən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: he-fe-wei-zen
IPA: /ˈhɛ.fəˌvaɪ(t).sən/

28

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An unfiltered type of wheat beer.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hefeweizen.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Hefeweizen

Usage

Inflected Forms

hefeweizens (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hefeweizen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɛ.fəˌvaɪ(t).sən/.
What does hefeweizen mean?: An unfiltered type of wheat beer.
Where does hefeweizen come from?: It is traced to German.

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