Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cones

/kˈoʊnz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.39 in modern English

Syllables: cones
IPA: /kˈoʊnz/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of cone

name

A surname from German.

name

Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Kuntz.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kuntz

Inflected Forms

Coneses (plural)

Rhymes With

jones loans phones bones stones owns zones drones tones clones moans cyclones

Questions

How do you pronounce cones?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊnz/.
What does cones mean?: plural of cone
Where does cones come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce cones

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