Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

driessen

/dɹˈisən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.58 in modern English

Syllables: driessen
IPA: /dɹˈisən/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

From the Dutch and Low German surname meaning "son of Dries" or "Andries," ultimately cognate with the name Andrew.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Driessens (plural)

Rhymes With

gleason neeson leeson thiessen riesen greeson giesen leason creason nessen thiesen

Questions

How do you pronounce driessen?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹˈisən/.
What does driessen mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does driessen come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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