Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotenberg

/ɹˈoʊtənbɚɡ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables
roten-berg
IPA
/ɹˈoʊtənbɚɡ/
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

* As a German surname, borrowed from German Rotenberg, from several places in Germany such as Rotenberg in Rauenberg, second element from Berg (“mountain”) and first element possibly related to rotem (“red”) or roden (“to clear”). * As a Jewish surname, variant of Rothenberg.

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

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