Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mafeking

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables: mafek-ing
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Dated form of Mahikeng (“place in South Africa”).

Dated

name

A locality in the Rural City of Ararat, central western Victoria, Australia

Usage

Dated

Frequently Paired Words

maffick

Questions

What does mafeking mean?: Dated form of Mahikeng (“place in South Africa”).

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