Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

funes

/fjˈunz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.09 in modern English

Syllables
fu-nes
IPA
/fjˈunz/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Funes, a habitational surname of Basque origin. This surname is predominantly found in Argentina.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Funeses (plural)

Rhymes With

tunes cartoons balloons moons dunes spoons afternoons goons raccoons runes lagoons typhoons

Questions

How do you pronounce funes?
The recorded pronunciation is /fjˈunz/.
What does funes mean?
A surname.
Where does funes come from?
It is traced to Spanish.

How to pronounce funes

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