Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

herda

/hˈɛɹdə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.02 in modern English

Syllables: her-da
IPA: /hˈɛɹdə/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech.

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Herda, nickname for a clumsy, noisy or loutish person.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: Herda

Inflected Forms

Herdas (plural)

Rhymes With

cerda delacerda serda

Questions

How do you pronounce herda?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɛɹdə/.
What does herda mean?: A surname from Czech.
Where does herda come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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