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platten

/plˈætən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables
plat-ten
IPA
/plˈætən/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Old French.

name

A municipality in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.

verb

To flatten and make into sheets or plates.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Two main origins: * A diminutive of the surname Platt. * From Old French platon (“metal plate”), a metonymic occupational surname for a platemaker.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Plattens (plural) plattens (present, singular) plattening (participle, present) plattened (participle, past) plattened (past)

Rhymes With

latin manhattan patton satin staten stratton flatten patten hatton paton batten bratton

Questions

How do you pronounce platten?
The recorded pronunciation is /plˈætən/.
What does platten mean?
A surname from Old French.
Where does platten come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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