Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spiegeleisen

/ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: spiegeleisen
IPA: /ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/

15

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

1

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Historically, spiegeleisen was the standard form in which manganese was traded and used in steelmaking."

Etymology

From German Spiegeleisen (literally “mirror iron”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Spiegeleisen

Usage

Inflected Forms

spiegeleisens (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

manganeisen

Synonyms

spiegel spiegel iron

Questions

How do you pronounce spiegeleisen?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈʃpiːɡəlˌaɪzən/.
What does spiegeleisen mean?: A ferromanganese alloy containing approximately 15% manganese and small quantities of carbon and silicon.
Where does spiegeleisen come from?: It is traced to German.

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