Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kohen

/kˈoʊən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: ko-hen
IPA: /kˈoʊən/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of cohen.

name

A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Etymology

Rare spelling variant of Cohen.

Inflected Forms

kohens (plural) kohanim (plural)

Rhymes With

owen cohen goin' bowen rowan rohan samoan minoan lowen protozoan rowen mowen

Questions

How do you pronounce kohen?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊən/.
What does kohen mean?: Alternative spelling of cohen.
Where does kohen come from?: Rare spelling variant of Cohen.

How to pronounce kohen

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