Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hackensack

/ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.50 in modern English

Syllables: hack-en-sack
IPA: /ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/

25

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A river in New York and New Jersey, United States.

name

A city, the county seat of Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

name

A city in Cass County, Minnesota, United States, named after Hackensack in New Jersey.

Example Sentences

"Driving like a fool out to Hackensack / Drinking his dinner from a paper sack"
"Who needs a house out in Hackensack"
"Hildy S. Lipner, chief of pediatric speech pathology at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital in Hackensack, N.J., said that by the time she sees children with picky eating problems, they are usually between 18 months and 3 years old and already have their patterns well established."

Etymology

Borrowed from Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”). Doublet of Achkinckeshacky.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/

Questions

How do you pronounce hackensack?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈhæ.kənˌsæk/.
What does hackensack mean?: A river in New York and New Jersey, United States.
Where does hackensack come from?: Borrowed from Unami ahkin'kèshaki (“place where the ground is sharp or rough”). Doublet of Achkinckeshacky.

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