Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

swiss guard

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.10 in modern English

Syllables: swis-s -guard
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One of the Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century.

Inflected Forms

Swiss Guards (plural)

Questions

What does swiss guard mean?: One of the Swiss soldiers who have served as guards at foreign European courts since the late 15th century.

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