Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spielberg

/spˈilbɚɡ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.12 in modern English

Syllables: spiel-berg
IPA: /spˈilbɚɡ/

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Countable

name

A city in Murtal district, Styria, Austria.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Director Steven Spielberg deliberately omitted subtitles for scenes in Spanish in his remake of the film “West Side Story” which is currently in theaters."

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spielberg.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Spielbergs (plural)

Derived Forms

Spielbergesque Spielbergian

Questions

How do you pronounce spielberg?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈilbɚɡ/.
What does spielberg mean?: A surname from German.
Where does spielberg come from?: Borrowed from German Spielberg.

How to pronounce spielberg

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