Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

droste

/dɹˈoʊst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: droste
IPA: /dɹˈoʊst/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Germanic languages

name

A surname from the Germanic languages

Etymology

Borrowed from German Droste and Dutch Droste

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Droste

Inflected Forms

Drostes (plural)

Phrases

Droste effect

Frequently Paired Words

Drost

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce droste?: The recorded pronunciation is /dɹˈoʊst/.
What does droste mean?: A surname from the Germanic languages
Where does droste come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce droste

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