Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

velazquez

/vɛlˈæskɛz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
ve-lazquez
IPA
/vɛlˈæskɛz/
39
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

From Spanish Velázquez.

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Questions

How do you pronounce velazquez?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɛlˈæskɛz/.
What does velazquez mean?
A surname from Spanish.
Where does velazquez come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce velazquez

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