Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herbst

/hˈɝbst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables
herb-st
IPA
/hˈɝbst/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Herbst. Doublet of harvest.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Herbsts (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce herbst

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