Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaufman

/kˈɔfmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: kauf-man
IPA: /kˈɔfmən/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.

name

A city, the county seat of Kaufman County, Texas, United States.

Example Sentences

"Whether at work or as the protective single mother to her teenage daughter, Abbie (Grace Kaufman), Margaret is a model of calculated control."

Etymology

Anglicised from German Kauffmann, an occupational surname referring to a merchant (German Kaufmann). Doublet of Chapman and Koopman.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kauffmann

Inflected Forms

Kofman (alternative)

Derived Forms

Kaufmanesque

Phrases

Ho-Kaufman-McAlister syndrome Kaufman County Kaufman oculocerebrofacial syndrome

Homonyms

kauffman coffman kauffmann koffman cauffman

Rhymes With

hoffman hoffmann kauffman coffman kauffmann koffman cauffman

Questions

How do you pronounce kaufman?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔfmən/.
What does kaufman mean?: A surname from German of German and Ashkenazi Jewish origin.
Where does kaufman come from?: It is traced to German.

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