Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pfenning

/fˈɛnɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pfen-ning
IPA: /fˈɛnɪŋ/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of pfennig.

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Pfenning.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Pfenning

Inflected Forms

pfennings (plural)

Rhymes With

henning penning benning denning venning kenning jenning wenning clendenning brenning lenning menning

Questions

How do you pronounce pfenning?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɛnɪŋ/.
What does pfenning mean?: Alternative form of pfennig.
Where does pfenning come from?: It is traced to German.

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