Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fein

/fˈaɪn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables
fein
IPA
/fˈaɪn/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the German and Jewish (via Yiddish פֿײַן (fayn)) surname, from the adjective fein (“fine”), similar to the surname Fine.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, פֿײַן

Inflected Forms

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce fein?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈaɪn/.
What does fein mean?
Alternate spelling of feen. Popularized by Travis Scott
Where does fein come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce fein

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