Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerlach

/ɡˈɝlək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.32 in modern English

Syllables: ger-lach
IPA: /ɡˈɝlək/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Germanic languages.

Countable

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The highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the Carpathian Mountains.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From the German and Dutch surname, a personal name of Germanic origin, composed of *gaiʀ (“spear”) and *laik (“sport, game”), meaning something like "spear-thrower." Compare Garlick, Garlock, Carlock.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Usage

Inflected Forms

Gerlachs (plural) Gerlac (alternative) Gerlache (alternative)

Phrases

Stern-Gerlach experiment

Rhymes With

hurlock scurlock

Questions

How do you pronounce gerlach?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɝlək/.
What does gerlach mean?: A surname from the Germanic languages.
Where does gerlach come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce gerlach

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