Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vlad

/vlæd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
vlad
IPA
/vlæd/
8
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Acronym of Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment, a series of anti-bikie laws.

Australian usage

name

A male given name.

name

An abbreviation of Vladimir (in English, not in Russian; see usage notes).

name

An abbreviation of Vladislav.

Etymology

Common Romanian male given name, sometimes used as a short form of Vladimir, but more commonly a hypocorism of Vladislav. It is also found as Czech and Slovak surname.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /vlæd/

Usage

Phrases

Vlad the Impaler

Rhymes With

had bad add dad glad sad ad mad brad pad chad lad

Questions

How do you pronounce vlad?
The recorded pronunciation is /vlæd/.
What does vlad mean?
Acronym of Vicious Lawless Association Disestablishment, a series of anti-bikie laws.
Where does vlad come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce vlad

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