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welsch

/wˈɛlʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.69 in modern English

Syllables
welsch
IPA
/wˈɛlʃ/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German surname, from welsch (“foreign, non-Germanic”). * As a Lower Sorbian surname, Germanized from Ẃelš, Wjelš, shortened from Welisław; see Welk.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Welsches (plural)

Rhymes With

kelsch belshe

Questions

How do you pronounce welsch?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɛlʃ/.
What does welsch mean?
A surname.
Where does welsch come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce welsch

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