Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quackenbush

/kwˈækənbˌʊʃ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.92 in modern English

Syllables: quack-en-bush
IPA: /kwˈækənbˌʊʃ/

31

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Etymology

Americanized spelling of Dutch Quackenbosch, a habitational surname from quaak (“swamp”) + bosch (“woodland”).

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Quackenbosch

Inflected Forms

Quackenbushes (plural) Quakenbush (alternative) Quackenbos (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce quackenbush?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwˈækənbˌʊʃ/.
What does quackenbush mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does quackenbush come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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