Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

messerschmitt

/mˈɛsɚʃmˌɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: messer-schmitt
IPA: /mˈɛsɚʃmˌɪt/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German

noun

Any of several particular types of airplane used by the German air force in the Second World War.

Etymology

After aircraft designer and manufacturer Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978).

Inflected Forms

Messerschmitts (plural)

Homonyms

messerschmidt

Rhymes With

messerschmidt

Questions

How do you pronounce messerschmitt?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛsɚʃmˌɪt/.
What does messerschmitt mean?: A surname from German
Where does messerschmitt come from?: After aircraft designer and manufacturer Willy Messerschmitt (1898–1978).

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