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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lefever

/ləfˈeɪvɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
lefever
IPA
/ləfˈeɪvɚ/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

French surname, Americanized from Lefèvre. This surname is also found in Flanders. Compare Lafever, Lefevers, Defever.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Lefevers (plural)

Homonyms

lefevre

Rhymes With

favor favour flavor waiver saver savor favre braver shaver waver engraver laver

Questions

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

How to pronounce lefever

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