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colemak

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cole-mak
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets, somewhat similar to the QWERTY layout, but placing the most frequently used letters of the English language on the home row.

Etymology

Blend of Coleman + Dvorak, from the name of its inventor, Shai Coleman, and in reference to the earlier Dvorak keyboard layout.

Questions

What does colemak mean?
A keyboard layout for Latin-script alphabets, somewhat similar to the QWERTY layout, but placing the most frequently used letters of the English language on the home row.
Where does colemak come from?
Blend of Coleman + Dvorak, from the name of its inventor, Shai Coleman, and in reference to the earlier Dvorak keyboard layout.

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