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colligan

/kˈɑlɪɡæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
col-li-gan
IPA
/kˈɑlɪɡæn/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Variant of Colgan.

Inflected Forms

Colligans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce colligan?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑlɪɡæn/.
What does colligan mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does colligan come from?
Variant of Colgan.

How to pronounce colligan

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kˈɑlɪɡæn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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