Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

franken

/fɹˈæŋkən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.00 in modern English

Syllables: franken
IPA: /fɹˈæŋkən/

14

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

name

name

name

name

Etymology

* Dutch Franken * German Franken * Yiddish [Term?] (Franken)

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Franken

Inflected Forms

Frankens (plural)

Rhymes With

lankan cancun blanken lancon

Questions

How do you pronounce franken?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈæŋkən/.
What does franken mean?: A surname
Where does franken come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce franken

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