Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kroon

/kɹəʊn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: kroon
IPA: /kɹəʊn/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.

name

Etymology

Etymology tree Low German krōneder. Estonian kroonbor. English kroon From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: kroon, -

Inflected Forms

krooni (plural) kroons (plural)

Synonyms

KR

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce kroon?: The recorded pronunciation is /kɹəʊn/.
What does kroon mean?: The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
Where does kroon come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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