Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

feuerstein

/fjˈuɚstˌin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables
feuer-stein
IPA
/fjˈuɚstˌin/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Feuerstein. Doublet of Firestone.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Feuersteins (plural) Fairstein (alternative)

Phrases

Questions

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

How to pronounce feuerstein

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