Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

koran

/kɔɹˈɑn/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.23 in modern English

Syllables: ko-ran
IPA: /kɔɹˈɑn/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Dated spelling of Qur'an.

name

Dated spelling of Qur'an.

name

A surname from Czech.

Example Sentences

"The state bed of Sobieski, King of Poland, was made of Smyrna gold brocade embroidered in turquoises with verses from the Koran."
"He reads largely religious books, chiefly the Gita and Upanishads. He has read the Koran and he is now re-reading the Bible."
"The beer festival happened in a village in Niya County in the deep south of Xinjiang, which is overwhelmingly populated by the Muslim Uighur people who call Xinjiang home. Muslims are not meant to consume alcohol, according to the Koran."

Etymology

Borrowed from Czech Korán.

Inflected Forms

Korans (plural) the Koran (canonical)

Derived Forms

Koranesque Koranic Koranology

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce koran?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɔɹˈɑn/.
What does koran mean?: Dated spelling of Qur'an.
Where does koran come from?: Borrowed from Czech Korán.

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