Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

klapper

/klˈæpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.56 in modern English

Syllables: klap-per
IPA: /klˈæpɚ/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

noun

The Natal orange. (Strychnos spinosa)

Example Sentences

"Wild peaches, sour klappers (unknown in the south) medlers, moepels, and various other kinds of fruit made our wilderness a veritable orchard."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Klapper.

Inflected Forms

Klappers (plural)

Rhymes With

rapper wrapper snapper trapper clapper dapper tapper flapper capper sapper kapur napper

Questions

How do you pronounce klapper?: The recorded pronunciation is /klˈæpɚ/.
What does klapper mean?: A surname from German.
Where does klapper come from?: Borrowed from German Klapper.

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