Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuhn

/kˈun/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: kuhn
IPA: /kˈun/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

* As a German surname, from Kuhn. Compare Kühn, Kuehn. * As a Jewish surname, a variant of Cohen, Kohn.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Kuhns (plural)

Derived Forms

Kuhnian

Phrases

Kuhn-Munkres algorithm

Homonyms

kuehn kuehne

Rhymes With

soon june afternoon moon tune immune noon cartoon balloon spoon typhoon platoon

Questions

How do you pronounce kuhn?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈun/.
What does kuhn mean?: A surname.
Where does kuhn come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce kuhn

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