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kuiper

/ˈkaɪpɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
kuiper
IPA
/ˈkaɪpɚ/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)

Countable

name

Gerard Kuiper (U.S. planetary astronomer)

Uncountable

name

An asteroid in Solar System, the 1776th asteroid registered

Uncountable

Etymology

From Dutch Kuiper. Doublet of Cooper.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkaɪpɚ/
  • British English: /ˈkaɪpə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Kuipers (plural) Kuipers (alternative) Kuijpers (alternative) Kuypers (alternative)

Derived Forms

EKO KBO

Phrases

Edgeworth-Kuiper Edgeworth-Kuiper Belt Edgeworth-Kuiper belt object Edgeworth-Kuiper object Kuiper Belt Kuiper belt object Kuiper object

Synonyms

Asteroid Kuiper 1776 Kuiper Asteroid 1776

Rhymes With

super cooper trooper hooper duper stupor pooper grouper looper blooper scooper kuper

Questions

How do you pronounce kuiper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaɪpɚ/.
What does kuiper mean?
A surname from Dutch, Dutch surname equivalent to the English surname Cooper, from the profession cooper (“kuiper”)
Where does kuiper come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

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