Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kreps

/kɹˈɛps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables: kreps
IPA: /kɹˈɛps/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech.

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Kreps, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: Kreps

Inflected Forms

Krepses (plural)

Homonyms

creps

Rhymes With

steps reps epps steppes missteps schweppes creps streps

Questions

How do you pronounce kreps?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈɛps/.
What does kreps mean?: A surname from Czech.
Where does kreps come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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