Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

elbaum

/ˈɛlbˌaʊm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables: el-baum
IPA: /ˈɛlbˌaʊm/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

A Jewish Ashkenazi ornamental surname from German Ölbaum (“olive tree”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Ölbaum

Inflected Forms

Elbaums (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce elbaum

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