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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

krey

/kɹˈeɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.39 in modern English

Syllables
krey
IPA
/kɹˈeɪ/
11
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

From the German surname, from Krähe (“crow”). Also from a German borrowing of French crier (“to cry”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kreys (plural)

Homonyms

kray

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce krey?
The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈeɪ/.
What does krey mean?
A surname.
Where does krey come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce krey

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