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kirchhoff

/kˈɝkhɔf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

Syllables
kirch-hoff
IPA
/kˈɝkhɔf/
27
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kirchhoff.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kirchhoffs (plural) Kirchoff (alternative) Kirchhoffer (alternative)

Phrases

Kirchhoff's circuit laws Kirchhoff's current law Kirchhoff's voltage law

Homonyms

kirchoff kerkhoff

Rhymes With

kirchoff kerkhoff

Questions

How do you pronounce kirchhoff?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɝkhɔf/.
What does kirchhoff mean?
A surname from German
Where does kirchhoff come from?
It is traced to German.

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