Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

propp

/pɹˈɑp/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables: propp
IPA: /pɹˈɑp/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

North German surname, from Middle Low German propp (“support (for vines), stopper plug”), of uncertain origin, perhaps borrowed from Latin propago (“I extend, propagate”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, propp, propago

Inflected Forms

Propps (plural)

Derived Forms

Proppian

Rhymes With

top stop non-stop drop shop pop op hop cop crop swap chop

Questions

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

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