Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fran

/fɹæn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.43 in modern English

Syllables: fran
IPA: /fɹæn/

7

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine.

name

A diminutive of the male given name Francis.

noun

Initialism of friend, relative, acquaintance or neighbor.

Etymology

Shortening.

Inflected Forms

FRANs (plural)

Derived Forms

Frannie

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce fran?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹæn/.
What does fran mean?: A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine.
Where does fran come from?: Shortening.

How to pronounce fran

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