Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

langsam

/lˈæŋsəm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: langsam
IPA: /lˈæŋsəm/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Langsam, a Jewish Ashkenazi surname, from the adjective langsam (“slow”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Langsam

Inflected Forms

Langsams (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce langsam

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