Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

chekhov

/tʃˈɛkɑv/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: chekhov
IPA: /tʃˈɛkɑv/

22

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Russian

name

A surname from Russian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian Че́хов (Čéxov, literally “Czech”).

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Derived Forms

Chekhovian

Phrases

Chekhov's gun

Questions

How do you pronounce chekhov?: The recorded pronunciation is /tʃˈɛkɑv/.
What does chekhov mean?: A surname from Russian
Where does chekhov come from?: Borrowed from Russian Че́хов (Čéxov, literally “Czech”).

How to pronounce chekhov

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