Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

behnken

/bˈɛŋkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.16 in modern English

Syllables: behnken
IPA: /bˈɛŋkən/

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Behnken, from Behn + -ken (diminutive suffix).

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Behnken

Inflected Forms

Behnkens (plural)

Rhymes With

mencken menken renken

Questions

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

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