Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zimmermann

/zˈɪmɚmən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.68 in modern English

Syllables: zim-mer-mann
IPA: /zˈɪmɚmən/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

From German Zimmermann. Thus cognate with Zimmerer and analogous to Carpenter from carpenter.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Zimmermann

Inflected Forms

Zimmerman (alternative)

Phrases

Zimmermann-Laband syndrome Zimmermann reaction Zimmermann test

Homonyms

zimmerman

Rhymes With

zimmerman timmerman timmermann simmerman

Questions

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

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