Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

goldberg

/ˈɡoʊldbɚɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.50 in modern English

Syllables: gold-berg
IPA: /ˈɡoʊldbɚɡ/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German, fairly common in the United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in Ludwigslust-Parchim district, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"After Rosenberg and Goldberg tweeted about changing their names, dozens of other people on Twitter followed suit."
"According to the Atlantic, national security adviser Mike Waltz earlier this month convened a text conversation with top US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, to discuss strikes on Houthi militants in Yemen who had been threatening international shipping in the Red Sea. Waltz, apparently accidentally, added Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg to the chain."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Goldberg, from German Gold (“gold”) and Berg (“mountain”). One of the ornamental names chosen by Jews who were forced to take surnames in 18th and 19th century Germany.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Gold

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡoʊldbɚɡ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Goldbergs (plural)

Derived Forms

Goldbergian

Phrases

Goldberg-Shprintzen syndrome Shprintzen-Goldberg syndrome

Questions

How do you pronounce goldberg?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊldbɚɡ/.
What does goldberg mean?: A surname from German, fairly common in the United States.
Where does goldberg come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce goldberg

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