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blickenstaff

/blˈɪkɪnstəf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
blick-en-staff
IPA
/blˈɪkɪnstəf/
26
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized form of Swiss German Blickensdorf.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Blickensdorf

Inflected Forms

Blickenstaffs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce blickenstaff?
The recorded pronunciation is /blˈɪkɪnstəf/.
What does blickenstaff mean?
A surname from German.
Where does blickenstaff come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce blickenstaff

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