Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kroft

/kɹˈɑft/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: kroft
IPA: /kɹˈɑft/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Etymology

From the German surname, Americanized from Kraft, sometimes via Czech or Dutch. Compare Croft.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Krofts (plural)

Rhymes With

soft waft toft groft

Questions

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

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