Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krass

/kɹˈæs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables
krass
IPA
/kɹˈæs/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

* As a German surname, from krass (“extreme, stark”). * Also as a south German surname (Kräss), variant of Kress, itself converged from several origins such as variations of the name Christian, and the obsolete Middle High German kresse (“gudgeon”).

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Questions

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

How to pronounce krass

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