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kovacs

/kˈoʊvæks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables
ko-vacs
IPA
/kˈoʊvæks/
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Hungarian.

name

plural of Kovac

Etymology

From Hungarian Kovács, from kovács (“blacksmith”), from Proto-Slavic *kovačь. Doublet of Kovach and Kovack.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Kovács, *kovačь

Derived Forms

Kovacsian

Frequently Paired Words

Kovacsics

Rhymes With

slovaks

Questions

How do you pronounce kovacs?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈoʊvæks/.
What does kovacs mean?
A surname from Hungarian.
Where does kovacs come from?
It is traced to Hungarian.

How to pronounce kovacs

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