Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purkey

/pˈɝki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables: purkey
IPA: /pˈɝki/

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Inflected Forms

Purkeys (plural)

Homonyms

pearcy perkey

Rhymes With

turkey quirky murky jerky perky berkey durkee pearcy burkey gerke perkey shirkey

Questions

How do you pronounce purkey?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝki/.
What does purkey mean?: A surname.

How to pronounce purkey

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