Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schiffman

/ʃˈɪfmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
schiff-man
IPA
/ʃˈɪfmən/
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

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Questions

How do you pronounce schiffman?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɪfmən/.
What does schiffman mean?
A surname from German.
Where does schiffman come from?
Variant of Schiffmann.

How to pronounce schiffman

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