Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

petz

/pˈɛts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: petz
IPA: /pˈɛts/

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

* As an East Central German surname, from a pet form of Peter. * As a Polish, Slovene and Czech surname, Americanized and Germanized from Pec, itself related to Peter.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Petzes (plural)

Derived Forms

petzite

Rhymes With

gets let's sets lets threats cigarettes jets pets debts bets nets regrets

Questions

How do you pronounce petz?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛts/.
What does petz mean?: A surname.
Where does petz come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce petz

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