Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feldwebel

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.17 in modern English

Syllables
feld-webel
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A German sergeant.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Feldwebel.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

feldwebels (plural) feldweibel (alternative)

Questions

What does feldwebel mean?
A German sergeant.
Where does feldwebel come from?
It is traced to German.

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