Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kilts

/kˈɪlts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: kilts
IPA: /kˈɪlts/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Kilz.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kilz

Inflected Forms

Kiltses (plural)

Rhymes With

quilts tilts stilts wilts gilts hilts dilts hiltz wiltse schiltz piltz wiltz

Questions

How do you pronounce kilts?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɪlts/.
What does kilts mean?: plural of kilt
Where does kilts come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce kilts

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