Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

porsche

/ˈpɔɹʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.70 in modern English

Syllables: Por-sche
IPA: /ˈpɔɹʃ/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Countable

noun

A car of this brand, reputably high-performance and expensive.

Example Sentences

"Mom drives an Accord, which is quite a surprise if you think about it. I guess that says something about her response to fame. Anyone can drive a Porsche once they have the cash."
"a male undergoing a garden-variety mid-life crisis is disturbed not by his sexual appetites but by the lack of variety in his sexual partners. He is disturbed not by the crass materialism of his life but by the fact that he is still driving a Ford when he could and should be driving a Porsche."
"I'm unstoppable / I'm a Porsche with no brakes / I'm invincible / Yeah, I win every single game"
"I don't really want a white horse and carriage / I'm thinkin' more of white Porsches and karats"

Etymology

Borrowed from German Porsche * (automotive): From the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche, beginning 1931.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈpɔɹʃ/
British English: /ˈpɔːʃ/

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

Porsches (plural)

Derived Forms

menoporsche

Homonyms

Portia (some accents)

Rhymes With

portia consortia wash

Questions

How do you pronounce porsche?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔɹʃ/.
What does porsche mean?: A surname from German.
Where does porsche come from?: Borrowed from German Porsche * (automotive): From the surname of the founder, Ferdinand Porsche, beginning 1931.

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