Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kletterschuh

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: klet-ter-schuh
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lightweight boot used in rock climbing.

Example Sentences

"Fitting a kletterschuh will be a little different than fitting most other types of shoes."
"[…] kletterschuhs and knickers of Dartmouth's old mountaineers are gone."
"Relying on pitons hand forged by Yvon Chouinard in the Camp 4 parking lot and Austrian kletterschuhs, Bridwell and his cohorts practiced a ground-up ethic that outlawed previewing, hang-dogging, or resting on gear."
"She was definitely female, outfitted with a spandex halter-top, Gore-Tex shorts, and latex kletterschuhs, yet she smelled like a bicycle mechanic."

Etymology

From German Kletterschuh.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kletterschuh

Inflected Forms

kletterschuhe (plural) kletterschuhs (plural)

Synonyms

klet

Questions

What does kletterschuh mean?: A lightweight boot used in rock climbing.
Where does kletterschuh come from?: It is traced to German.

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