Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

erlanger

/ˈɛɹlæŋɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables: er-langer
IPA: /ˈɛɹlæŋɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

name

A city in Kenton County, Kentucky, United States, named after financiers Emile Erlanger & Co.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Erlanger.

Phrases

Erlanger Spur Erlanger's gazelle

Frequently Paired Words

Erlanger's gazelle

Questions

How do you pronounce erlanger?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛɹlæŋɚ/.
What does erlanger mean?: A surname from German.
Where does erlanger come from?: Borrowed from German Erlanger.

How to pronounce erlanger

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