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rantz

/ɹˈænts/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English

Syllables
rantz
IPA
/ɹˈænts/
14
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German and Jewish surname, variant of Ranz, probably from the noun Ranzen (“knapsack”) or possibly ranzig (“rancid”). * As a Czech and Slovene surname, Americanized and Germanized from Ranc, itself from the German above.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Rantzes (plural)

Rhymes With

plants pants grants ants implants chants aunts transplants nantes frantz krantz gantz

Questions

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

How to pronounce rantz

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