Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gottschalk

/ɡˈɑtʃək/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: gottschalk
IPA: /ɡˈɑtʃək/

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From German, Jewish, and Danish surname, equivalent to Gott (“god”) + Schalk (“servant”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Gottschalks (plural)

Derived Forms

Gottschalkian

Questions

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

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