Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sherbert

/ʃˈɝbɚt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: sher-bert
IPA: /ʃˈɝbɚt/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of sherbet (“food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product added”).

American usage; Countable; Uncountable

name

Usage

Inflected Forms

sherberts (plural)

Synonyms

sherbet

Rhymes With

herbert gerbert

Questions

How do you pronounce sherbert?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɝbɚt/.
What does sherbert mean?: Alternative form of sherbet (“food of frozen fruit juice with a dairy product added”).

How to pronounce sherbert

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