Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schweitzer

/ʃwˈaɪtsɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.72 in modern English

Syllables: schweitzer
IPA: /ʃwˈaɪtsɚ/

27

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

"But only if one forgets that Mr. Tester is 50 years old, he’s seasoned in state politics, he ran a canny, gloves-off campaign, and he’s the kind of charismatic, hard-to-peg, Western neopopulist (like his friend, Gov. Brian Schweitzer of Montana) who might be, even now, redefining in certain far-reaching ways what it means to be a Democrat."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Schweitzer.

Inflected Forms

Schweitzers (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce schweitzer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃwˈaɪtsɚ/.
What does schweitzer mean?: A surname from German.
Where does schweitzer come from?: Borrowed from German Schweitzer.

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