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pfeiffer

/fˈaɪfɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
pfeif-fer
IPA
/fˈaɪfɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From German Pfeiffer (literally “piper”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Phrases

Pfeiffer syndrome

Frequently Paired Words

Fifer Pfeifer

Homonyms

pfeifer fifer phifer

Rhymes With

decipher cipher cypher heifer lifer pfeifer fifer phifer leifer slifer pifer schleifer

Questions

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

How to pronounce pfeiffer

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