Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

verhoeven

/vˈɝhoʊvən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.08 in modern English

Syllables: ver-ho-even
IPA: /vˈɝhoʊvən/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Dutch, West Flemish, and north German surname, from Dutch Verhoeven. Doublet of Verove. Compare Vanderhoof.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Verhoeven

Inflected Forms

Verhoevens (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce verhoeven?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɝhoʊvən/.
What does verhoeven mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does verhoeven come from?: It is traced to German.

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