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corncrake

/ˈkɔɹnˌkɹeɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.38 in modern English

Syllables
corn-crake
IPA
/ˈkɔɹnˌkɹeɪk/
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.

Etymology

From corn + crake.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɔɹnˌkɹeɪk/
  • British English: /ˈkɔːnkɹeɪk/

Inflected Forms

corncrakes (plural) corn crake (alternative) corn-crake (alternative)

Synonyms

bean-crake landrail land rail crex crex

Questions

How do you pronounce corncrake?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔɹnˌkɹeɪk/.
What does corncrake mean?
A bird of the rail family, Crex crex, that breeds in meadows and arable farmland across Europe and western Asia, migrating to Africa in winter.
Where does corncrake come from?
From corn + crake.

How to pronounce corncrake

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