Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

blanken

/blˈæŋkən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: blanken
IPA: /blˈæŋkən/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To make or become blank

name

Example Sentences

"I asked Obdulia if she weren't afraid of the police. Her face blankened. "Oh, I never saw the witch, senor," she said."

Etymology

From blank + -en.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: blank

Inflected Forms

blankens (present, singular) blankening (participle, present) blankened (participle, past) blankened (past) Blankens (plural)

Rhymes With

lankan franken cancun lancon

Questions

How do you pronounce blanken?: The recorded pronunciation is /blˈæŋkən/.
What does blanken mean?: To make or become blank
Where does blanken come from?: From blank + -en.

How to pronounce blanken

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