Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hok

/hˈɔk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.06 in modern English

Syllables: hok
IPA: /hˈɔk/

10

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A kind of small hut.

name

The station code of Hong Kong in Hong Kong.

Etymology

Borrowed from Afrikaans hok, from Dutch hok.

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: hok

Inflected Forms

hoks (plural)

Homonyms

hawke hauck hauke

Rhymes With

talk walk hawk stalk hawke falk balk salk squawk gawk faulk crosstalk

Questions

How do you pronounce hok?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɔk/.
What does hok mean?: A kind of small hut.
Where does hok come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce hok

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