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dvorak

/ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
dvo-rak
IPA
/ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech, especially

name

A surname from Czech, especially

adj

Describing an optimized keyboard layout for the English language, in which the alphabet is arranged in the order PYFGCRL on the top row, AOEUIDHTNS on the middle, or home row, and QJKXBMWVZ on the bottom row, thus placing the letters most frequently used in the home row. Many variants on Dvorak layouts also exist, including keyboards for right-hand-only and left-hand-only-typists.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Czech Dvořák, from Old Czech dvořák (“attendant, tenant farmer”), equivalent to dvůr (“court, courtyard, estate, farm”) + -ák (“-er, -an: forming related nouns”). The keyboard is named after the American inventor August Dvorak.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/
  • British English: /ˈdvɔːʒæk/

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Dvořák (alternative)

Derived Forms

Dvorakian

Frequently Paired Words

azerty Colemak qwerty qwertz

Rhymes With

sturrock horak dvořák torok borak goracke

Questions

How do you pronounce dvorak?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdvɔɹʒɑk/.
What does dvorak mean?
A surname from Czech, especially
Where does dvorak come from?
It is traced to Czech.

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