Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

coney

/kˈoʊni/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.06 in modern English

Syllables: coney
IPA: /kˈoʊni/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.

noun

Ellipsis of Coney Island hot dog.

noun

Alternative spelling of cony (“a rabbit, a hyrax”).

noun

Alternative spelling of cony (“a species of fish”).

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Crisp County, Georgia, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Recently, the Supreme Court justices Sonia Sotomayor and Amy Coney Barrett spoke together publicly about how members of the court speak civilly to one another while disagreeing, sometimes vigorously, about the law."

Usage

Inflected Forms

coneys (plural) conies (plural)

Phrases

cheese coney coney dog Coney Island Flint Coney

Frequently Paired Words

cheese coney coney dog Coney Island Flint Coney

Synonyms

rabbit cony pika mouse hare rock rabbit hyrax dassie das

Rhymes With

tony sony toni phony hermione stony bologna bony macaroni mahoney pepperoni maloney

Questions

How do you pronounce coney?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊni/.
What does coney mean?: The Jamaican coney (Geocapromys brownii), a hutia endemic to Jamaica.

How to pronounce coney

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