Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zev

/zˈɛv/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: zev
IPA: /zˈɛv/

15

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of zero-emission vehicle.

name

A male given name from Hebrew found in the Jewish demographic

Etymology

From Hebrew זאב (ze'év, “wolf”).

Inflected Forms

ZEVs (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

BEV EV FCEV FCV HEV LEV PFCEV PHEV

Rhymes With

rev dev ev kiev lev bev maeve chebyshev

Questions

How do you pronounce zev?: The recorded pronunciation is /zˈɛv/.
What does zev mean?: Abbreviation of zero-emission vehicle.
Where does zev come from?: From Hebrew זאב (ze'év, “wolf”).

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