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fawkes

/foːks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
fawkes
IPA
/foːks/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname

Etymology

Variant spelling of Faulks.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /foːks/
  • British English: /fɔːks/

Inflected Forms

Fawkeses (plural)

Phrases

Guy Fawkes

Homonyms

forks (non-rhotic) fox (cot–caught merger)

Rhymes With

talks walks hawks faux stalks hawkes vaux chalks balks unbox squawks faulks

Questions

How do you pronounce fawkes?
The recorded pronunciation is /foːks/.
What does fawkes mean?
A surname
Where does fawkes come from?
Variant spelling of Faulks.

How to pronounce fawkes

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