Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brandeis

/ˈbɹændaɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: bran-deis
IPA: /ˈbɹændaɪs/

11

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the place name.

Example Sentences

"The "hipster effect," as explained by Brandeis University researchers, goes like this: Those in an anti-conformist population still conform to themselves."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Brandeis.

Questions

How do you pronounce brandeis?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɹændaɪs/.
What does brandeis mean?: A surname transferred from the place name.
Where does brandeis come from?: Borrowed from German Brandeis.

How to pronounce brandeis

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