Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gewirtz

/ɡˈuɚts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: gewirtz
IPA: /ɡˈuɚts/

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Yiddish.

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish געװירץ (gevirts, “spices”), a metonymic occupational surname for a spicer. Compare German Gewürz (“spice”).

Origin

Source language: Yiddish

Word Breakdown

Root: געװירץ

Inflected Forms

Gewirtzes (plural)

Rhymes With

stuarts rewerts

Questions

How do you pronounce gewirtz?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈuɚts/.
What does gewirtz mean?: A surname from Yiddish.
Where does gewirtz come from?: It is traced to Yiddish.

How to pronounce gewirtz

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