Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schur

/ʃˈɝ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: schur
IPA: /ʃˈɝ/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From German Schur. Alternatively, from Russian Щур (Ščur, “finch”), Ukrainian Щур (Ščur, “vole”), or Belarusian Шчур (Ščur, “finch”).

Inflected Forms

Schurs (plural)

Phrases

Schur-concave Schur-concavity Schur-constant Schur-convex Schur-convexity Schur decomposition Schur-geometric Schur-harmonic

Homonyms

sher shir scher schurr

Rhymes With

were her per sir transfer prefer occur refer der inter fur entrepreneur

Questions

How do you pronounce schur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɝ/.
What does schur mean?: A surname.
Where does schur come from?: From German Schur. Alternatively, from Russian Щур (Ščur, “finch”), Ukrainian Щур (Ščur, “vole”), or Belarusian Шчур (Ščur, “finch”).

How to pronounce schur

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