Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forked

/fɔː(ɹ)kt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables: forked
IPA: /fɔː(ɹ)kt/

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That splits into two or more directions, or parts.

adj

Having forks (parts into which anything is furcated or divided).

verb

simple past and past participle of fork

Example Sentences

"It's a forked road. Turn left at the fork."
"A baidarka has a forked bow."
"A three-forked trident."

Inflected Forms

forkt (alternative, obsolete)

Derived Forms

biforked forkedly forkedness multiforked twiforked unforked

Phrases

Forked River forked lightning forked riceflower forked sundew forked tongue graft the forked tree speak with a forked tongue three-forked

Frequently Paired Words

fork forked lightning forked riceflower forked sundew forked tongue graft the forked tree speak with a forked tongue three-forked

Synonyms

forken double bifurcate biramous branched fork-like forficate pronged prongy

Rhymes With

uncorked corked borked porked

Questions

How do you pronounce forked?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔː(ɹ)kt/.
What does forked mean?: That splits into two or more directions, or parts.

How to pronounce forked

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