Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mendelson

/ˈmɛndəlsən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: mendel-son
IPA: /ˈmɛndəlsən/

12

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

An originally Jewish surname from German or Yiddish.

Etymology

Anglicised from German Mendelssohn or directly from its etymon, Yiddish מענדעלסאָן (mendelson).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Mendelssohn, מענדעלסאָן

Inflected Forms

Mendelsons (plural) Mandelson (alternative) Mendelsohn (alternative) Mendelssohn (alternative) Menderson (alternative)

Rhymes With

mendelssohn mendelsohn

Questions

How do you pronounce mendelson?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈmɛndəlsən/.
What does mendelson mean?: An originally Jewish surname from German or Yiddish.
Where does mendelson come from?: It is traced to German.

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