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novak

/nˈoʊvæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.35 in modern English

Syllables
no-vak
IPA
/nˈoʊvæk/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

name

A male given name.

Etymology

Usually from Czech Novák or Slovak Novák, but possibly also from Serbo-Croatian Nȍvāk, Slovene Novák, or Hungarian Novák.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Novák, Nȍvāk

Inflected Forms

Novaks (plural)

Homonyms

nowak

Rhymes With

slovak nowak

Questions

How do you pronounce novak?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈoʊvæk/.
What does novak mean?
A surname.
Where does novak come from?
It is traced to Czech.

How to pronounce novak

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/nˈoʊvæk/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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