Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kovack

/ˈkoʊvæk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: ko-vack
IPA: /ˈkoʊvæk/

19

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbo-Croatian, or Hungarian.

Etymology

From Czech and Slovak Kováč, Slovene Kovač, Serbo-Croatian Kòvač, or Hungarian Kovács, all meaning "blacksmith". Doublet of Kovac, Kovach, and Kovacs.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Kováč, Kovač, Kòvač, Kovács

Inflected Forms

Kovacks (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kovacevich Kovacevic Kovacic Kovacik

Questions

How do you pronounce kovack?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkoʊvæk/.
What does kovack mean?: A surname from Czech, Slovak, Slovene, Serbo-Croatian, or Hungarian.
Where does kovack come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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