Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

volcan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: vol-can
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic form of volcano.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"Now as I gazed the light began to creep down the sides of the volcans, revealing the forests on their flanks."

Etymology

From Middle French volcan and its etymon Spanish volcán.

Origin

Source language: Middle French

Word Breakdown

Root: volcan, volcán

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

volcans (plural)

Questions

What does volcan mean?: Archaic form of volcano.
Where does volcan come from?: It is traced to Middle French.

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