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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

knecht

/nˈɛkt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
knecht
IPA
/nˈɛkt/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Derived from German surname, from Middle High German and Middle Low German knecht (“journeyman, knight's servant”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Knechts (plural)

Rhymes With

perfect respect effect expect subject protect direct self-respect correct affect checked suspect

Questions

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

How to pronounce knecht

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