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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sterk

/stˈɝk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English

Syllables
sterk
IPA
/stˈɝk/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German, Dutch and Jewish surname, from the adjective stark (“brave, strong”). * As a Slovene surname Šterk, from the verb štrkati (“to scatter, shoot, splash”), probably from the same source as Czech strkat, or perhaps borrowed from Serbo-Croatian štrk (“gadfly”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Sterks (plural)

Rhymes With

work jerk clerk burke kirk dirk turk perk quirk lurk smirk merck

Questions

How do you pronounce sterk?
The recorded pronunciation is /stˈɝk/.
What does sterk mean?
A surname.
Where does sterk come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce sterk

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