Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

speake

/spˈik/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: speake
IPA: /spˈik/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Obsolete spelling of speak.

Obsolete

name

Example Sentences

"It is my Lady, O it is my Loue, O that ſhe knew ſhe were, She ſpeakes, yet ſhe ſayes nothing, what of that?"
"And againe You ſaw that I ſpake to you from Heauen, therefore yee ſhall make no Gods of Golde nor ſiluer: as if he ſhould haue ſaide, my practiſe in ſpeakeing to you by voyce and not by Image ſhoulde teach you that by my word and not by image, I am be remembred."

Etymology

English surname, from the placename Speke in Lancashire. Compare Speight.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

speakes (present, singular) speaking (participle, present) speakeing (participle, present) spoke (past) spake (past) spaken (colloquial, participle) Speakes (plural)

Rhymes With

week speak unique weak seek peak greek technique creek leak freak streak

Questions

How do you pronounce speake?: The recorded pronunciation is /spˈik/.
What does speake mean?: Obsolete spelling of speak.
Where does speake come from?: English surname, from the placename Speke in Lancashire. Compare Speight.

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