Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

corcoran

/kˈɔɹkɚən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables: cor-co-ran
IPA: /kˈɔɹkɚən/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname from Irish.

Countable; Uncountable

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Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Irish Ó Corcráin (literally “descendant of Corcrán”). Variant of Cochrane.

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: Ó Corcráin

Usage

Inflected Forms

Corcorans (plural) Corkern (alternative) Corkran (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Cochrane

Questions

How do you pronounce corcoran?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɔɹkɚən/.
What does corcoran mean?: A surname from Irish.
Where does corcoran come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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