Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

le pen

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.13 in modern English

Syllables: le pen
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from French.

Example Sentences

"Whether a Hidalgo candidacy can galvanize the left and throw open an election in which Emmanuel Macron, the centrist president, and Marine Le Pen, the rightist candidate, remain favorites is unclear."

Etymology

Borrowed from French Le Pen.

Inflected Forms

LePen (alternative) Le-Pen (alternative) Pen (alternative)

Questions

What does le pen mean?: A surname from French.
Where does le pen come from?: Borrowed from French Le Pen.

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