Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kroes

/kɹˈoʊz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: kroes
IPA: /kɹˈoʊz/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

From the Dutch and north German surname, from both senses of kroes (“drinking vessel; curly-haired”). Compare Croes, Kroese, Kroos.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Kroeses (plural)

Homonyms

crose

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kroes?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹˈoʊz/.
What does kroes mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does kroes come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce kroes

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