Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bloomberg

/ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.56 in modern English

Syllables: bloomberg
IPA: /ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Example Sentences

"But it took Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg, the multibillionaire with a reputation for cool-headedness, to actually bar him, beginning in April, from City Hall news conferences. […] Mr. Bloomberg has refused to recognize him at news conferences, both in and outside of the Blue Room, and the Police Department has denied him a press pass."

Etymology

Anglicized variant of German Blumenberg.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Blumenberg

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/
British English: /ˈbluːm.bɜːɡ/

Inflected Forms

Bloombergs (plural)

Derived Forms

Bloomie

Questions

How do you pronounce bloomberg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbluːm.bɚɡ/.
What does bloomberg mean?: A surname.
Where does bloomberg come from?: It is traced to German.

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