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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deckman

/dˈɛkmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deck-man
IPA
/dˈɛkmən/
16
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A man who works on the deck of a ship.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From deck + -man.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

deckmen (plural) Deckmans (plural)

Rhymes With

beckman beckmann ekman heckman eckman eckmann heckmann zechman speckman seckman lechman

Questions

How do you pronounce deckman?
The recorded pronunciation is /dˈɛkmən/.
What does deckman mean?
A man who works on the deck of a ship.
Where does deckman come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce deckman

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