Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

brekke

/bɹˈɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables
brekke
IPA
/bɹˈɛk/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Norwegian surname, from several farms of the same name, from Old Norse brekka (“slope, descent”). Compare Brakke.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Brekkes (plural)

Homonyms

breck

Rhymes With

check tech high-tech neck low-tech deck sec dec heck quebec wreck trek

Questions

How do you pronounce brekke?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɹˈɛk/.
What does brekke mean?
A surname.
Where does brekke come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

How to pronounce brekke

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