Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rehnquist

/ɹˈɛnkwˌɪst/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: rehn-quist
IPA: /ɹˈɛnkwˌɪst/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Swedish.

Etymology

Americanized form of Swedish Rehnqvist, an ornamental surname composed of the elements ren (“strip of land”) + kvist (“twig”).

Origin

Source language: Swedish

Word Breakdown

Root: Rehnqvist

Inflected Forms

Rehnquists (plural)

Rhymes With

enquist

Questions

How do you pronounce rehnquist?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɛnkwˌɪst/.
What does rehnquist mean?: A surname from Swedish.
Where does rehnquist come from?: It is traced to Swedish.

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