Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haber

/hˈeɪbɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.59 in modern English

Syllables
haber
IPA
/hˈeɪbɚ/
10
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

* As a Jewish and German surname, from the noun Haber (“oat”), more commonly spelled as Haver. * Also as a Jewish surname, from the German name (Habern) for Habry in the Czech Republic. This name is from Czech habr (“hornbeam”).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce haber

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈeɪbɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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