Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kantrowitz

/kˈæntɹəwɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: kantrowitz
IPA: /kˈæntɹəwɪts/

26

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Jewish Ashkenazi surname, from a Germanized form of Polish Kantorowicz.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Kantorowicz

Inflected Forms

Kantrowitzes (plural)

Phrases

Kantrowitz limit

Questions

How do you pronounce kantrowitz?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈæntɹəwɪts/.
What does kantrowitz mean?: A surname from Polish.
Where does kantrowitz come from?: It is traced to Polish.

How to pronounce kantrowitz

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