Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sten

/stˈɛn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.47 in modern English

Syllables: sten
IPA: /stˈɛn/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative letter-case form of Sten

noun

The Sten gun, a family of British 9-millimeter submachine guns used extensively by British and Commonwealth forces throughout World War II, the Korean War and other conflicts.

name

A surname from the North Germanic languages, equivalent to English Stone, equivalent of Peter or Peters (Petros - stone, rock)

noun

Alternative form of Sten

noun

Alternative form of Sten

Etymology

Acronym of Shepherd, Turpin, Enfield. From the names of the weapon's chief designers, Major Reginald Shepherd and Harold Turpin, and EN for Enfield.

Origin

Source language: Danish

Word Breakdown

Root: Sten

Inflected Forms

stens (plural)

Phrases

sten do

Frequently Paired Words

sten do

Synonyms

Steen

Rhymes With

when then again men ten ben en pen gen cnn ken den

Questions

How do you pronounce sten?: The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɛn/.
What does sten mean?: Alternative letter-case form of Sten
Where does sten come from?: It is traced to Danish.

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