Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kness

/nˈɛs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables: kness
IPA: /nˈɛs/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kness, a Germanized form of a Slavic surname.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kness

Inflected Forms

Knesses (plural)

Rhymes With

yes less guess press success unless vs dress stress express mess des

Questions

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

How to pronounce kness

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