Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gellman

/ɡˈɛlmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: gell-man
IPA: /ɡˈɛlmən/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"As Washington Post reporter Barton Gellman showed in his brilliant biography, Cheney deployed his masterful knowledge of policymaking to exert influence at all levels of government."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gellmann.

Inflected Forms

Gellmans (plural)

Homonyms

gelman

Rhymes With

hellman wellman spelman bellman spellman gelman ellman kelman selman helman elman zelman

Questions

How do you pronounce gellman?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɛlmən/.
What does gellman mean?: A surname from German.
Where does gellman come from?: Borrowed from German Gellmann.

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