Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gehring

/ɡˈɛɹɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: gehring
IPA: /ɡˈɛɹɪŋ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From the German and Alemannic German surname, from Gehring, a short form of Gerhard; equivalent to Gerard + -ing.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -
Suffix: Gerard

Inflected Forms

Gehrings (plural) Gehris (alternative)

Rhymes With

wearing sharing preparing bearing caring staring comparing declaring tearing daring pairing airing

Questions

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

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