Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shek

/ʃˈɛk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: shek
IPA: /ʃˈɛk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Cantonese.

Etymology

Borrowed from Cantonese 石 (sek⁶), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Inflected Forms

Sheks (plural)

Homonyms

sheck szczech

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce shek?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɛk/.
What does shek mean?: A surname from Cantonese.
Where does shek come from?: Borrowed from Cantonese 石 (sek⁶), when the initial was still [ɕ] during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

How to pronounce shek

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