Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

crooks

/kɹʊks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
crooks
IPA
/kɹʊks/
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of crook

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of crook

name

A surname.

name

A township in Renville County, Minnesota, United States.

name

A city in Minnehaha County, South Dakota, United States.

Homonyms

crux (without the foot-strut split)

Rhymes With

looks books brooks hooks cooks brookes nooks rooks chinooks snooks tookes fooks

Questions

How do you pronounce crooks?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹʊks/.
What does crooks mean?
plural of crook

How to pronounce crooks

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