Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scheper

/ʃˈipɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables
schep-er
IPA
/ʃˈipɚ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch or German Low German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Low German Scheper (“shepherd”) (compare English Shepherd) or from Dutch schipper (“captain (of a ship)”) (compare English Skipper).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Schepers (plural)

Rhymes With

deeper cheaper keeper sleeper reaper steeper sweeper beeper pieper leeper keiper

Questions

How do you pronounce scheper?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈipɚ/.
What does scheper mean?
A surname from Dutch or German Low German.
Where does scheper come from?
It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce scheper

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/ʃˈipɚ/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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