Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ich-laut

/ˈɪçlaʊ̯t/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: ich-laut
IPA: /ˈɪçlaʊ̯t/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

the voiceless palatal fricative, /ç/, especially in the context of the German language, but also sometimes otherwise (because it is best known from German)

Etymology

From German Ich-Laut, from ich (“I”) (which has this sound in German) + Laut (“sound”).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Ich-Laut

Inflected Forms

ich-lauts (plural)

Phrases

ach-laut

Frequently Paired Words

ach-laut

Questions

How do you pronounce ich-laut?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪçlaʊ̯t/.
What does ich-laut mean?: the voiceless palatal fricative, /ç/, especially in the context of the German language, but also sometimes otherwise (because it is best known from German)
Where does ich-laut come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce ich-laut

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