Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

espiritu

/ɛspɪɹˈitʃu/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: es-pir-i-tu
IPA: /ɛspɪɹˈitʃu/

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Etymology

Filipino Christian surname, or anglicization of Spanish Espíritu, both references to the Holy Spirit.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: Espíritu

Inflected Forms

Espiritus (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce espiritu?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɛspɪɹˈitʃu/.
What does espiritu mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does espiritu come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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