Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sypher

/sˈɪfɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.60 in modern English

Syllables: sypher
IPA: /sˈɪfɚ/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To lap the chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead.

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Unknown.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Seifer

Inflected Forms

syphers (present, singular) syphering (participle, present) syphered (participle, past) syphered (past) Syphers (plural)

Rhymes With

differ stiffer sniffer pipher shiffer

Questions

How do you pronounce sypher?: The recorded pronunciation is /sˈɪfɚ/.
What does sypher mean?: To lap the chamfered edges of planks to make a smooth surface, as for a bulkhead.
Where does sypher come from?: It is traced to German.

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