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horowitz

/ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.06 in modern English

Syllables
horowitz
IPA
/ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/
23
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

noun

Ellipsis of Horowitz index.

Etymology

From German Horowitz and Yiddish האָראָװיץ (horovits), named after Horowitz (Czech Hořovice), a town with a large Jewish population in the Late Middle Ages.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Horowitz, האָראָװיץ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/

Inflected Forms

Horowitzes (plural) Horowitzs (plural)

Phrases

Horowitz number Horowitz quotient Horowitz ratio

Questions

How do you pronounce horowitz?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhɔɹ.ə.wɪts/.
What does horowitz mean?
A surname from German.
Where does horowitz come from?
It is traced to German.

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