Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

friedman

/fɹˈidmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.47 in modern English

Syllables: fried-man
IPA: /fɹˈidmən/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"Friedman, another NRx entrepreneur-cum-philosopher backed by Thiel's dollars, leads the Seasteading Institute, an organization busy designing permanent (almost Lovecraftian) cities at seas—seasteads—prefigurative gov-corps outside the territory claimed by democratic governments."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Friedmann, from German Fried (“peace”) + Mann (“man”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Fried

Inflected Forms

Friedmann (alternative) Freedman (alternative)

Derived Forms

Friedmanian Friedmanite

Homonyms

friedmann

Rhymes With

freedman friedmann wiedemann tiedemann weedman wiedman wiedeman wiedmann tiedeman

Questions

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

How to pronounce friedman

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