Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schwimmer

/ʃwˈɪmɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.17 in modern English

Syllables: schwim-mer
IPA: /ʃwˈɪmɚ/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Etymology tree German schwimmen German -er German Schwimmerbor. English Schwimmer Borrowed from German Schwimmer.

Inflected Forms

Schwimmers (plural)

Rhymes With

swimmer simmer zimmer glimmer shimmer slimmer trimmer dimmer rimmer timur skimmer grimmer

Questions

How do you pronounce schwimmer?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃwˈɪmɚ/.
What does schwimmer mean?: A surname from German.
Where does schwimmer come from?: Etymology tree German schwimmen German -er German Schwimmerbor. English Schwimmer Borrowed from German Schwimmer.

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