Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krahn

/kɹˈæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.59 in modern English

Syllables
krahn
IPA
/kɹˈæn/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of an ethnic group from Liberia and Ivory Coast

Countable

noun

A Kru language spoken by these people.

Uncountable

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the German surname of Low German origin, from Middle Low German krane (“crane”). See crane. Also compare the surname Kranich.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Krahns (plural)

Rhymes With

an can than man one-man plan began san fan japan ran van

Questions

How do you pronounce krahn?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈæn/.
What does krahn mean?
A member of an ethnic group from Liberia and Ivory Coast
Where does krahn come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce krahn

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kɹˈæn/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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