Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rach

/ɹætʃ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables: rach
IPA: /ɹætʃ/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

a dog that hunts by scent

name

A diminutive of the female given name Rachel.

Etymology

From Middle English rache, racche, rachche, from Old English ræċċ.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: rache, ræċċ

Inflected Forms

raches (plural) rache (alternative) ratch (alternative)

Rhymes With

match catch patch scratch batch hatch dispatch attach snatch rematch latch mismatch

Questions

How do you pronounce rach?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹætʃ/.
What does rach mean?: a dog that hunts by scent
Where does rach come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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