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schaffner

/ˈʃæfnə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
schaffn-er
IPA
/ˈʃæfnə(ɹ)/
20
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schaffner.

Inflected Forms

Schaffners (plural)

Rhymes With

hafner haffner shaffner

Questions

How do you pronounce schaffner?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃæfnə(ɹ)/.
What does schaffner mean?
A surname from German
Where does schaffner come from?
Borrowed from German Schaffner.

How to pronounce schaffner

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