Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

busse

/bˈʌs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: busse
IPA: /bˈʌs/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From the German surname, spelling variant of Buss, itself a pet form of Burkhard. Also from a derivative of Proto-West Germanic *buhsā (“box, firelock”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, *buhsā

Rhymes With

us plus thus bus discuss gus russ fuss truss rus sus pus

Questions

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

How to pronounce busse

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