Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kaunas

/ˈkaʊ.nəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English

Syllables
kau-nas
IPA
/ˈkaʊ.nəs/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second largest city and former capital of Lithuania; the capital and largest city of Kaunas County.

Homonyms

Questions

How do you pronounce kaunas?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkaʊ.nəs/.
What does kaunas mean?
The second largest city and former capital of Lithuania; the capital and largest city of Kaunas County.

How to pronounce kaunas

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