Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

uk

/juːˈkeɪ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: uk
IPA: /juːˈkeɪ/

6

Scrabble Score

2

Letters

2

Syllables

2

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Initialism of United Kingdom

name

Initialism of University of Kentucky

name

Initialism of Uttarakhand.

intj

Initialism of “you know”.

Slang

Example Sentences

"Delivered anywhere in UK before X-mas Day!"
"The sprinkles had the red food coloring E127, or erythrosine. E127 is only permitted for use in cocktail cherries and candied cherries in the UK and the EU, according to a statement from West Yorkshire Trading Standards sent to CNN Thursday."

Usage

Slang

Inflected Forms

the UK (canonical) U.K. (alternative)

Derived Forms

AUKUS yookay

Phrases

UK dubstep UK hardcore United Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Isles

Frequently Paired Words

United Kingdom of Great Britain United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland British Isles KSU Kentucky State

Synonyms

UKY Kentucky

Rhymes With

they way may day say one-way away play today pay stay re

Questions

How do you pronounce uk?: The recorded pronunciation is /juːˈkeɪ/.
What does uk mean?: Initialism of United Kingdom

How to pronounce uk

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