Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mulhouse

/məˈluːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.03 in modern English

Syllables: mul-house
IPA: /məˈluːz/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.

Etymology

Borrowed from French Milhouse, from Alemannic German Milhüsa or its source Middle High German Mülnhūsen, from Old High German Mulinhūson; compare German Mülhausen (literally “mill house”). Doublet of millhouse.

Origin

Source language: Middle High German

Word Breakdown

Root: Milhüsa, Mülnhūsen, Mulinhūson

Derived Forms

Mulhousian

Questions

How do you pronounce mulhouse?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈluːz/.
What does mulhouse mean?: A city in Haut-Rhin department, Alsace, Grand Est, France.
Where does mulhouse come from?: It is traced to Middle High German.

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