Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

marburg

/ˈmɑɹbɝɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
mar-burg
IPA
/ˈmɑɹbɝɡ/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.

name

A surname from German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Marburg, from an unknown term + German Burg.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈmɑɹbɝɡ/

Phrases

Questions

How do you pronounce marburg?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɑɹbɝɡ/.
What does marburg mean?
A town, the administrative seat of Marburg-Biedenkopf district, Hesse, Germany.
Where does marburg come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce marburg

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