Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rieck

/ɹˈik/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.29 in modern English

Syllables
rieck
IPA
/ɹˈik/
11
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a south German surname, variant of a personal name derived from Proto-West Germanic *hrōþi + *gaiʀ (“spear”), similar to the English name Roger. * As a north German surname, from a personal name derived from *rīkī (“powerful, mighty”). * As a Germanized Lower Sorbian surname, from rjek (“hero”), itself a Germanic borrowing from Old High German reccho (“adventurer”). Compare Reck.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, *hrōþi, reccho

Inflected Forms

Riecks (plural)

Homonyms

riek rieke

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

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

How to pronounce rieck

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