Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

leipzig

/ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.27 in modern English

Syllables: Leip-zig
IPA: /ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/

19

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An independent city in Saxony, Germany.

name

The Leipzig Glossing Rules or glossing style, a style of glossing used by linguists.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Leipzig, from Slavic.

Inflected Forms

Leipsic (alternative, obsolete) Leipzic (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

Leipziger Leipzigian

Phrases

Leipzig yellow

Questions

How do you pronounce leipzig?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlaɪp.sɪɡ/.
What does leipzig mean?: An independent city in Saxony, Germany.
Where does leipzig come from?: Borrowed from German Leipzig, from Slavic.

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