Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freilich

/fɹˈaɪlɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables: freilich
IPA: /fɹˈaɪlɪk/

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Etymology

Ashkenazi surname, from Yiddish פֿריילעך (freylekh, “happy, cheerful”). Compare German freilich (“certainly, of course”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: פֿריילעך

Inflected Forms

Freiliches (plural) Freilichs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce freilich?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈaɪlɪk/.
What does freilich mean?: A surname from Yiddish.
Where does freilich come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce freilich

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