Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

filkins

/fˈɪlkɪnz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.82 in modern English

Syllables: filkins
IPA: /fˈɪlkɪnz/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

Etymology

From Filkin (“a medieval diminutive of Philip”) + -s (“genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix”).

Word Breakdown

Prefix: -s

Rhymes With

wilkins

Questions

How do you pronounce filkins?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈɪlkɪnz/.
What does filkins mean?: A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does filkins come from?: From Filkin (“a medieval diminutive of Philip”) + -s (“genitive (mainly patronymic) suffix”).

How to pronounce filkins

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