Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pelikan

/pˈɛlɪkæn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.97 in modern English

Syllables: pe-likan
IPA: /pˈɛlɪkæn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Czech of German or Czech origin.

Etymology

From Czech Pelikán or German Pelikan.

Origin

Source language: Czech

Word Breakdown

Root: Pelikán, Pelikan

Inflected Forms

Pelikans (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce pelikan?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɛlɪkæn/.
What does pelikan mean?: A surname from Czech of German or Czech origin.
Where does pelikan come from?: It is traced to Czech.

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