Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

iglesias

/ˌɪɡlˈeɪsiɪs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: igle-sias
IPA: /ˌɪɡlˈeɪsiɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A commune of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy.

name

A surname from Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish iglesias.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: iglesias

Rhymes With

blasius

Questions

How do you pronounce iglesias?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪɡlˈeɪsiɪs/.
What does iglesias mean?: A commune of South Sardinia, Sardinia, Italy.
Where does iglesias come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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