Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schultheiss

/ʃˈʌlθaɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: schultheiss
IPA: /ʃˈʌlθaɪs/

19

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schultheiß (“mayor”), an occupational surname. Compare the variant Schultheis.

Inflected Forms

Schultheisses (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce schultheiss?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈʌlθaɪs/.
What does schultheiss mean?: A surname from German.
Where does schultheiss come from?: Borrowed from German Schultheiß (“mayor”), an occupational surname. Compare the variant Schultheis.

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