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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hankey

/hˈæŋki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
han-key
IPA
/hˈæŋki/
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A town in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa, named after the Rev. William Alers Hankey.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hankeys (plural)

Synonyms

handkerchief hankie hanky

Rhymes With

frankie yankee cranky lanky sankey hanky francie yankey swanky spanky skanky janky

Questions

How do you pronounce hankey?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæŋki/.
What does hankey mean?
A surname.

How to pronounce hankey

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/hˈæŋki/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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