Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

probst

/pɹˈɑbst/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: prob-st
IPA: /pɹˈɑbst/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Propst (“provost”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Propst

Inflected Forms

Probsts (plural)

Rhymes With

obst jobst bobst brobst

Questions

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

How to pronounce probst

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