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kleve

/klˈiv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
kleve
IPA
/klˈiv/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

name

A surname.

Etymology

From German Kleve, from Old High German Cleve, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *klibą (“cliff”). Cognate with English cliff.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Cleves (alternative) Kleves (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kleverlandish

Homonyms

cleve

Rhymes With

believe leave we've receive steve achieve eve sleeve relieve naive perceive retrieve

Questions

How do you pronounce kleve?
The recorded pronunciation is /klˈiv/.
What does kleve mean?
A town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Where does kleve come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce kleve

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