gehrig

What does gehrig mean?

gehrig means "baseball player who died of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (1903-1941)".

How many syllables are in gehrig?

gehrig has 2 syllables: geh-rig. The stress falls on "geh". In IPA it is /ˈɡɛɹɪɡ/.

What is another word for gehrig?

Close synonyms include Lou Gehrig, Henry Louis Gehrig. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is gehrig a common word?

gehrig is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for gehrig come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.