Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

veldman

/vˈɛldmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.13 in modern English

Syllables: veld-man
IPA: /vˈɛldmən/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

noun

A man who lives on the veld, using bushcraft to survive.

Example Sentences

"[…] stout wardens of the marches who are known to be as good veldmen and riflemen as any Boers in Africa."

Etymology

veld + -man

Word Breakdown

Suffix: veld

Inflected Forms

Veldmans (plural) veldmen (plural)

Rhymes With

feldman feldmann heldman

Questions

How do you pronounce veldman?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɛldmən/.
What does veldman mean?: A surname.
Where does veldman come from?: veld + -man

How to pronounce veldman

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