Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cohn

/kˈoʊn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: cohn
IPA: /kˈoʊn/

9

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Jewish surname from German.

Example Sentences

"Early in his career, Trump apprenticed himself to Roy Cohn, an unprincipled lawyer who taught the young Trump how to gain wealth and influence through ruthless bullying, profane braggadocio, opportunistic bigotry, baseless lawsuits, lying, and more lying. Yet as Trump’s “fixer” with politicians, judges and mob bosses, Cohn remained utterly loyal to Trump and his father, Fred."

Etymology

From German Kohn, from Konrad (“Conrad”). Popularized among Jews because of the phonetic similarity with Hebrew כֹּהֵן (kohén, “priest”). Compare Cohen.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kohn, כֹּהֵן

Inflected Forms

Cohns (plural)

Homonyms

coan koehn koehne

Rhymes With

own known phone well-known alone shown stone zone loan grown unknown tone

Questions

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

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