Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dicken

/ˈdɪkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.87 in modern English

Syllables
dick-en
IPA
/ˈdɪkɪn/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From a medieval diminutive of Dick.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈdɪkɪn/

Derived Forms

Dickenson

Rhymes With

chicken stricken quicken thicken wiccan sicken picken picon ficken hicken licon bricken

Questions

How do you pronounce dicken?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdɪkɪn/.
What does dicken mean?
A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does dicken come from?
From a medieval diminutive of Dick.

How to pronounce dicken

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