Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vliet

/vlˈit/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables: vli-et
IPA: /vlˈit/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Vliet, topographic surname for someone who lived by a brook, from vliet (“brook”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Vliet

Inflected Forms

Vliets (plural)

Rhymes With

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Questions

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

How to pronounce vliet

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