Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schumann

/ʃˈumən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: schu-mann
IPA: /ʃˈumən/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schumann.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Schumann

Inflected Forms

Schumanns (plural) Schuman (alternative) Shoemann (alternative) Shoeman (alternative)

Phrases

Schumann resonance

Homonyms

schuman shuman

Rhymes With

human non-human semi-human newman truman inhuman superhuman lumen neumann cumin acumen bitumen

Questions

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

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