Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

karns

/kˈɑɹnz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.75 in modern English

Syllables: karns
IPA: /kˈɑɹnz/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from Irish.

name

Etymology

Variant of Kearns.

Inflected Forms

Karnses (plural)

Homonyms

carnes karnes carns

Rhymes With

barnes barns yarns carnes starnes karnes arns carns starns darns garnes

Questions

How do you pronounce karns?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹnz/.
What does karns mean?: plural of karn
Where does karns come from?: Variant of Kearns.

How to pronounce karns

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