Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gretchen

/ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.07 in modern English

Syllables: gretchen
IPA: /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.

name

Heroine of the play Faust by Goethe.

Example Sentences

"On the invitation list: Govs. Andy Beshear of Kentucky, Tim Walz of Minnesota, J.B. Pritzker of Illinois, Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan, Tony Evers of Wisconsin, Josh Shapiro of Pennsylvania, Roy Cooper of North Carolina, Wes Moore of Maryland and Michelle Lujan Grisham of New Mexico."

Rhymes With

chechen

Questions

How do you pronounce gretchen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡɹɛt͡ʃən/.
What does gretchen mean?: A female given name from German origin; a pet form of Margaret.

How to pronounce gretchen

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