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shibata

/ʃibˈɑtə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
shi-ba-ta
IPA
/ʃibˈɑtə/
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Japanese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Japanese 柴田 (Shibata).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Shibatas (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce shibata?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃibˈɑtə/.
What does shibata mean?
A surname from Japanese.
Where does shibata come from?
It is traced to Japanese.

How to pronounce shibata

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