Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perkin

/pˈɝkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: perkin
IPA: /pˈɝkɪn/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of weak perry.

Archaic

name

Etymology

See -kin, and compare ciderkin.

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

Perkins (plural)

Phrases

Perkin's mauve

Rhymes With

durkin merkin peterkin clerkin gerkin

Questions

How do you pronounce perkin?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝkɪn/.
What does perkin mean?: A kind of weak perry.
Where does perkin come from?: See -kin, and compare ciderkin.

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