Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kolb

/kˈoʊlb/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: kolb
IPA: /kˈoʊlb/

10

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kolb surname, related to modern Kolben (“club”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kolb

Inflected Forms

Kolbs (plural)

Phrases

Horn Kolb syndrome

Homonyms

kolbe

Rhymes With

kolbe

Questions

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

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