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kempen

/kˈɛmpən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.54 in modern English

Syllables
kem-pen
IPA
/kˈɛmpən/
14
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German surname, from the town Kempen in Germany or Kępno in Poland. * As a West Flemish surname, from Campine in Belgium, also called Kempen. * As a Dutch surname, variant of van Kempen, from both placenames above.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kempens (plural)

Rhymes With

hempen

Questions

How do you pronounce kempen?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛmpən/.
What does kempen mean?
A surname.
Where does kempen come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce kempen

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kˈɛmpən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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