Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ralphs

/ɹˈælfs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables: ralphs
IPA: /ɹˈælfs/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of ralph

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

Patronymic from the personal name Ralph.

Inflected Forms

Ralphses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce ralphs?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈælfs/.
What does ralphs mean?: third-person singular simple present indicative of ralph
Where does ralphs come from?: Patronymic from the personal name Ralph.

How to pronounce ralphs

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