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kraken

/ˈkɹæ.kən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.85 in modern English

Syllables
kra-ken
IPA
/ˈkɹæ.kən/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of Kraken.

name

A colossal sea monster that attacks ships and sailors, often portrayed as a giant octopus or squid.

noun

Short for Kraken variant (“SARS-CoV-2 virus variant XBB.1.5”).

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian kraken (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), definite singular of krake (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”) (Bokmål entry; Nynorsk entry), both from Old Norse kraki (“crooked dead tree, wooden drag/grapnel”, literally “crookie: something with crooks/hooks”), from Proto-Germanic *krankaz (“crooked”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: kraki, *krankaz

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈkɹæ.kən/
  • British English: /ˈkɹæ.kən/

Usage

Inflected Forms

krakens (plural) krake (alternative, rare)

Phrases

Kraken Mare Kraken variant release the kraken

Frequently Paired Words

release the kraken

Rhymes With

bracken blacken slacken wacken clachan aachen taken bacon mistaken undertaken shaken jamaican

Questions

How do you pronounce kraken?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɹæ.kən/.
What does kraken mean?
Alternative form of Kraken.
Where does kraken come from?
It is traced to Norwegian.

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