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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hanks

/hˈæŋks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.22 in modern English

Syllables
han-ks
IPA
/hˈæŋks/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of hank

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Williams County, North Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

plural of Hank

Etymology

From Hank + -s. * (surname): From Hank + the patronymic suffix -s. * (plural): From Hank + the pluralization suffix -s.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Hankses (plural) Hankes (alternative)

Homonyms

hankes

Rhymes With

thanks banks tanks ranks francs blanks franks pranks flanks planks yanks shanks

Questions

How do you pronounce hanks?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈæŋks/.
What does hanks mean?
plural of hank
Where does hanks come from?
From Hank + -s. * (surname): From Hank + the patronymic suffix -s. * (plural): From Hank + the pluralization suffix -s.

How to pronounce hanks

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