Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gustave

/ɡustˈɑvi/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
gus-tave
IPA
/ɡustˈɑvi/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

Etymology

From French Gustave. French form of Swedish royal name Gustav; see Gustav for more.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Derived Forms

Gus

Rhymes With

Questions

How do you pronounce gustave?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡustˈɑvi/.
What does gustave mean?
A male given name from the Germanic languages, variant of Gustav.
Where does gustave come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce gustave

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