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kenspeck

/ˈkɛn.spɛk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ken-speck
IPA
/ˈkɛn.spɛk/
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Easily known or seen; obvious; apparent.

British usage; Obsolete

Etymology

Apparently from Old Norse kennispakr (“quick at recognizing persons or things”), from kenna (“know, recognize”) + spakr (“wise”). Compare Swedish kännspak.

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Derived Forms

kenspecked

Questions

How do you pronounce kenspeck?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɛn.spɛk/.
What does kenspeck mean?
Easily known or seen; obvious; apparent.
Where does kenspeck come from?
It is traced to Old Norse.

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