Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kuhns

/kˈunz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.44 in modern English

Syllables: kuhns
IPA: /kˈunz/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kuhns.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kuhns

Inflected Forms

Kuhnses (plural)

Homonyms

koons coones

Rhymes With

tunes cartoons balloons moons dunes spoons afternoons goons raccoons runes lagoons typhoons

Questions

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

How to pronounce kuhns

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