Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

timmerman

/tˈɪmɚmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: tim-mer-man
IPA: /tˈɪmɚmən/

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Carpenter.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Timmerman.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Timmerman

Inflected Forms

Timmermans (plural)

Homonyms

timmermann

Rhymes With

zimmerman zimmermann timmermann simmerman

Questions

How do you pronounce timmerman?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɪmɚmən/.
What does timmerman mean?: A surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Carpenter.
Where does timmerman come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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