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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

falk

/fˈɔk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables
falk
IPA
/fˈɔk/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

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A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname.

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A surname.

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A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

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A surname.

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A surname.

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A ghost town and former logging settlement in Humboldt County, California, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

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A township in Clearwater County, Minnesota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

* As a German, Jewish and Scandinavian/North Germanic surname, from German Falke, Yiddish פֿאַלקאַן (falkan), Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish falk (“falcon”). Compare Valk. * As an English surname, variant of Faulks.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: -, Falke, פֿאַלקאַן, falk

Usage

Inflected Forms

Falks (plural) falc (alternative) faik (alternative)

Homonyms

faulk

Rhymes With

talk walk hawk stalk hawke balk salk squawk gawk faulk crosstalk maroc

Questions

How do you pronounce falk?
The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɔk/.
What does falk mean?
A surname.
Where does falk come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce falk

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