Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ortiz

/ɔɹˈtiz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English

Syllables: or-tiz
IPA: /ɔɹˈtiz/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish.

Example Sentences

"In Tucker, another Atlanta suburb, an undocumented man attending church was arrested after ICE agents arrived, pastor Luis Ortiz told CNN."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɔɹˈtiz/

Inflected Forms

Ortizes (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ortiz?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɔɹˈtiz/.
What does ortiz mean?: A surname from Spanish.
Where does ortiz come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Ortiz.

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