Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rathskeller

/ɹˈæθskˌɛlɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables: raths-kel-ler
IPA: /ɹˈæθskˌɛlɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.

Etymology

From German Rathskeller, obsolete spelling of Ratskeller. In English the obsolete spelling has often been retained to avoid the association with rodents.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Rathskeller

Inflected Forms

rathskellers (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

bierkeller

Questions

How do you pronounce rathskeller?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈæθskˌɛlɚ/.
What does rathskeller mean?: A bar or restaurant in a basement, especially one that serves beer.
Where does rathskeller come from?: It is traced to German.

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