Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ku

/kˈu/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.53 in modern English

Syllables
ku
IPA
/kˈu/
6
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Korean.

name

Initialism of University of Kansas.

name

Initialism of North Kalimantan: a province of Indonesia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Korean 구(具) (gu).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Kus (plural)

Phrases

Ku truck

Frequently Paired Words

Ku truck Koo Goo KSU Kansas State

Synonyms

Kansas

Homonyms

qu koo khoo khuu

Rhymes With

to you do who to-do new two too through few true due

Questions

How do you pronounce ku?
The recorded pronunciation is /kˈu/.
What does ku mean?
A surname from Korean.
Where does ku come from?
It is traced to Korean.

How to pronounce ku

  1. Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “ku”.
  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/kˈu/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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