Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaplowitz

/kˈɑpləwɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.37 in modern English

Syllables: kaplowitz
IPA: /kˈɑpləwɪts/

27

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Polish.

Etymology

Germanized form of Polish Kaplowicz, a Jewish surname.

Origin

Source language: Polish

Word Breakdown

Root: Kaplowicz

Inflected Forms

Kaplowitzes (plural)

Questions

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

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