Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kohn

/kˈɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.74 in modern English

Syllables: kohn
IPA: /kˈɑn/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Jewish surname from Hebrew.

Etymology

* As a Jewish surname, variant of Cohen. * As a north German surname (also Köhn), Low German form of Konrad. Compare Koehn, and Kane.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Kohns (plural)

Phrases

Kohn anomaly

Homonyms

kahn kon

Rhymes With

on one-on-one come-on put-on run-on john non upon iran don jon con

Questions

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

How to pronounce kohn

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