Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ritter

/ɹˈɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
rit-ter
IPA
/ɹˈɪtɚ/
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

knight

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From German Ritter.

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

ritters (plural)

Phrases

Ritter reaction

Rhymes With

twitter bitter litter transmitter glitter hitter sitter fitter emitter splitter critter quitter

Questions

How do you pronounce ritter?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪtɚ/.
What does ritter mean?
knight
Where does ritter come from?
From German Ritter.

How to pronounce ritter

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