Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dieffenbach

/dˈifɪnbɑk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables
di-ef-fen-bach
IPA
/dˈifɪnbɑk/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Dieffenbach.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Dieffenbachs (plural) Dieffenbaches (plural)

Questions

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

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