humboldt

Other forms of humboldt

plural

humboldts·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about humboldt

What does humboldt mean?

humboldt means "German philologist noted for his studies of the relation between language and culture (1767-1835)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in humboldt?

humboldt has 2 syllables: hum-boldt. The stress falls on "hum". In IPA it is /ˈhʌmˌboʊlt/.

What is another word for humboldt?

Close synonyms include Baron Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Karl Wilhelm von Humboldt, Baron Alexander von Humboldt, Baron Friedrich Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt. 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 humboldt a common word?

humboldt 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.

What rhymes with humboldt?

3 words rhyme with humboldt. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.