Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kines

/kaɪnz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: kines
IPA: /kaɪnz/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Perhaps an Americanized spelling of German Kainz, or a variant of Keynes.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kainz

Inflected Forms

Kineses (plural)

Rhymes With

lines signs designs mines defines wines fines combines shines vines declines pines

Questions

How do you pronounce kines?: The recorded pronunciation is /kaɪnz/.
What does kines mean?: plural of kine
Where does kines come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce kines

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