Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petroff

/pˈɛtɹɔf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.64 in modern English

Syllables: petroff
IPA: /pˈɛtɹɔf/

15

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Петров (Petrov).

name

A transliteration of the Russian surname Петров (Petrov).

Etymology

Derived from Bulgarian Петров (Petrov) or Russian Петро́в (Petróv).

Origin

Source language: Russian

Word Breakdown

Root: Петров, Петро́в

Inflected Forms

Petroffs (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce petroff?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛtɹɔf/.
What does petroff mean?: A transliteration of the Bulgarian surname Петров (Petrov).
Where does petroff come from?: It is traced to Russian.

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