Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerdes

/ʒˈɝdz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: gerdes
IPA: /ʒˈɝdz/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"The two drivers, Wayne Gerdes and Bob Winger, weren’t new to this: they had, in fact, beaten their own previous record of 77.9 mpg obtained on the same route in 2013."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Gerdes.

Rhymes With

words birds thirds two-thirds nerds kurds herds curds girds twothirds

Questions

How do you pronounce gerdes?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʒˈɝdz/.
What does gerdes mean?: A surname from German.
Where does gerdes come from?: Borrowed from German Gerdes.

How to pronounce gerdes

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