Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nachlass

/ˈnɑːx.las/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: nach-lass
IPA: /ˈnɑːx.las/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Writings remaining unpublished at an author's death.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nachlass.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Nachlass

Inflected Forms

Nachlässe (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce nachlass?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɑːx.las/.
What does nachlass mean?: Writings remaining unpublished at an author's death.
Where does nachlass come from?: It is traced to German.

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