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kritz

/kɹˈɪts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.11 in modern English

Syllables
kritz
IPA
/kɹˈɪts/
18
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Kritz, from the noun Grütze (“grits”). * Also as a German surname, Germanized Slavic form of the name Christian, influenced by Czech Kříž. Compare Kriz. * Also as a German surname, variant of Kreutz, from Kreuz (“cross”); compare Cross. * As a Jewish/Yiddish surname, from קראַץ (krats, “scratch”), for which see kratzen.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kritz, -, Kříž

Inflected Forms

Kritzes (plural)

Homonyms

critz

Rhymes With

it's its hits fits bits sits tits admits permits kits pits shits

Questions

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

How to pronounce kritz

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