Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shanks

/ʃˈæŋks/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables: shanks
IPA: /ʃˈæŋks/

13

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of shank

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of shank

name

name

An unincorporated community in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States, named after Abraham Shank.

name

plural of Shank

Rhymes With

thanks banks tanks ranks francs blanks franks hanks pranks flanks planks yanks

Questions

How do you pronounce shanks?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈæŋks/.
What does shanks mean?: plural of shank

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