Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

efrain

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: efrain
IPA

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Spanish.

Etymology

Anglicized spelling of Spanish Efraín. Doublet of Ephraim.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Efraín

Questions

What does efrain mean?: A male given name from Spanish.
Where does efrain come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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