Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

paczki

/ˈpɔnt͡ʃki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: pacz-ki
IPA: /ˈpɔnt͡ʃki/

23

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A traditional Polish doughnut.

noun

plural of paczek

Example Sentences

"Fat Tuesday is our Mardi Gras, a sort of Polish St. Patrick’s Day, with Hamtramck in place of the French Quarter and paczki (pronounced POONCH-kee) in place of green beer."

Etymology

Borrowed from Polish pączki, plural form of pączek.

Inflected Forms

paczkis (plural) paczek (alternative) pączek (alternative) pączki (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

ponchik

Questions

How do you pronounce paczki?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɔnt͡ʃki/.
What does paczki mean?: A traditional Polish doughnut.
Where does paczki come from?: Borrowed from Polish pączki, plural form of pączek.

How to pronounce paczki

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