Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hurrican

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: hur-ri-can
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of hurricane.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"[A]fter all thoſe Hurricans of Fury and Violence are novv blovvn over, vve enjoy a ſerene Air, and the happy quiet vvhich vve had ſo much long'd for."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

hurricans (plural)

Questions

What does hurrican mean?: Obsolete spelling of hurricane.

How to pronounce hurrican

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