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kretschmer

/kɹˈɛtʃmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
kretschmer
IPA
/kɹˈɛtʃmɚ/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From German Kretschmer, from Proto-Slavic *kъrčьmařь. Doublet of Krcmar.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kretschmer, *kъrčьmařь

Inflected Forms

Kretschmers (plural) Kretzschmer (alternative) Kretschmar (alternative) Kretzschmar (alternative) Krcmar (alternative) Kreczmar (alternative)

Derived Forms

Kretschmerian

Questions

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

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