Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ik

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: ik
IPA

6

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

1

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

Initialism of I know.

noun

Initialism of inverse kinematics.

Uncountable

phrase

Initialism of I know.

name

An ethnic group in northeastern Uganda near the border with Kenya.

Uncountable

name

The language spoken by the Ik ethnic group.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Although (Cosmo cover girl, heeeyyy) Ashley Park’s hair looks one-dimensional in the first pic above, if you scroll, you’ll see she’s got a super-underrated balayage throughout her ends that adds some brightness to her ends. IK what you’re thinking: Why bright for fall?"

Etymology

From Ik Icé-tód.

Word Breakdown

Root: Icé-tód

Usage

Uncountable

Frequently Paired Words

IK IDK

Antonyms

idk

Questions

What does ik mean?: Initialism of I know.
Where does ik come from?: From Ik Icé-tód.

How to pronounce ik

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