Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gerkin

/dʒˈɝkɪn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: gerkin
IPA: /dʒˈɝkɪn/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

noun

Obsolete spelling of gherkin.

Obsolete

Etymology

Variant of German Gerken.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Gerken

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

Gerkins (plural)

Rhymes With

durkin perkin merkin peterkin clerkin

Questions

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

How to pronounce gerkin

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