Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gottfried

/ɡˈɔtfɹid/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: got-tfried
IPA: /ɡˈɔtfɹid/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

A male given name.

Example Sentences

"Gottfried Leibniz, a mathematician"

Etymology

Jewish and German surname, from Gott (“god”) + Friede (“peace”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Gottfrieds (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce gottfried?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɔtfɹid/.
What does gottfried mean?: A surname.
Where does gottfried come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce gottfried

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