Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

probus

/pɹˈoʊbɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: probus
IPA: /pɹˈoʊbɪs/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

name

A village and civil parish east of Truro, Cornwall, England (OS grid ref SW8947).

Etymology

Variant of German Probst.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Probst

Inflected Forms

Probuses (plural)

Questions

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

How to pronounce probus

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