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rumpelstiltskin

/ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English

Syllables
rumpel-stilt-skin
IPA
/ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/
23
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.

name

The fictional dwarf who is the title character of that story.

Etymology

From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.

Inflected Forms

Rumplestiltskin (alternative)

Derived Forms

Rumbelle

Synonyms

Tom Tit Tot

Questions

How do you pronounce rumpelstiltskin?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɹʌmpəlˈstɪltskɪn/.
What does rumpelstiltskin mean?
A fairy tale about a dwarf who saves the miller’s daughter by spinning straw into gold in exchange for her first-born child, but is foiled when she guesses his name.
Where does rumpelstiltskin come from?
From German Rumpelstilzchen; Wikipedia discusses the hypotheses.

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