Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mccracken

/məkɹˈækən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.60 in modern English

Syllables: mc-crack-en
IPA: /məkɹˈækən/

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city in Rush County, Kansas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Christian County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Northern Irish and Scottish Gaelic surname, Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Mac Reachtain, a variant of Mac Neachtain (see McNaughton).

Origin

Source language: Irish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Mac Reachtain

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

McCrackens (plural) MacCracken (alternative) McCrackin (alternative)

Phrases

McCracken County

Rhymes With

bracken machen bakken blacken chacon slacken mcmackin mcmakin glacken

Questions

How do you pronounce mccracken?: The recorded pronunciation is /məkɹˈækən/.
What does mccracken mean?: A surname.
Where does mccracken come from?: It is traced to Irish.

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