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hohenzollern

/ˈhoʊənˌzɑləɹn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.05 in modern English

Syllables
ho-hen-zollern
IPA
/ˈhoʊənˌzɑləɹn/
27
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The House of Hohenzollern: a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, and Romania.

name

A mountain and castle in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, from which the family takes its name.

noun

A member of the Hohenzollern family and dynasty.

adj

Relating to the Hohenzollern family and dynasty.

Etymology

From German Hohenzollern.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Hohenzollern

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhoʊənˌzɑləɹn/
  • British English: /ˌhəʊənˈzɒlən/

Inflected Forms

Hohenzollerns (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce hohenzollern?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhoʊənˌzɑləɹn/.
What does hohenzollern mean?
The House of Hohenzollern: a noble family and royal dynasty of electors, kings, and emperors of Brandenburg, Prussia, Germany, and Romania.
Where does hohenzollern come from?
It is traced to German.

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