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lafitte

/ləfˈɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
lafitte
IPA
/ləfˈɪt/
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Countable

name

An unincorporated community in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from French Lafitte.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Lafittes (plural) Laffitte (alternative) Laffite (alternative) Lafite (alternative)

Phrases

Jean Lafitte

Homonyms

laffitte

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce lafitte?
The recorded pronunciation is /ləfˈɪt/.
What does lafitte mean?
A surname from French.
Where does lafitte come from?
It is traced to French.

How to pronounce lafitte

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