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finkel

/fˈɪŋkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables
finkel
IPA
/fˈɪŋkəl/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Finkel, from Yiddish פֿינקל (finkl, “spark”), from Middle High German vunke, from Old High German funko, from Proto-Germanic *funkô.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Finkel, פֿונק, vunke, funko, *funkô

Inflected Forms

Finkels (plural) Finkler (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Finkelburg Finkelstein

Homonyms

finkle

Rhymes With

sprinkle twinkle wrinkle winkle hinkle tinkle finkle hinkel dinkel trinkle kinkle shinkle

Questions

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

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