Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kenner

/kˈɛnɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables: ken-ner
IPA: /kˈɛnɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who kens or knows.

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"And Earth to them made answer: "From me came forth, in me did live, / And unto me today returned / A man of wonders, a kenner of me and ye, […]"
"He said that some places, including the Lakeview and Kenner areas, would continue to sink about an inch per year over the next 10 years but that the average would be a fraction of that."

Etymology

From ken + -er.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ken

Usage

Inflected Forms

kenners (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Kennar

Rhymes With

tenor jenner brenner renner tenner fenner penner lehner benner wenner venner tener

Questions

How do you pronounce kenner?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɛnɚ/.
What does kenner mean?: One who kens or knows.
Where does kenner come from?: From ken + -er.

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