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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelman

/ʃˈɛlmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shel-man
IPA
/ʃˈɛlmən/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Schellmann.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shelmans (plural)

Homonyms

shellman

Rhymes With

hellman wellman spelman bellman spellman gelman ellman kelman selman helman elman zelman

Questions

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

How to pronounce shelman

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