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hammerschmidt

/hˈæmɚʃmˌɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
ham-mer-schmidt
IPA
/hˈæmɚʃmˌɪt/
28
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Hammerschmidt (“hammer smith”). Compare the English equivalent Hammersmith.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hammerschmidt

Inflected Forms

Hammerschmidts (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce hammerschmidt

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