Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

breit

/bɹˈit/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables
bre-it
IPA
/bɹˈit/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the German topographic surname for someone living near a wide brook, from breit (“wide, broad”).

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

How to pronounce breit

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/bɹˈit/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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