Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vonk

/vˈɑŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.40 in modern English

Syllables: vonk
IPA: /vˈɑŋk/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Example Sentences

"“A shift from jus soli to jus sanguinis has been witnessed in Asia in the course of the twentieth century,” wrote Olivier Vonk at the Maastricht Centre in a 2017 paper."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Vonk.

Inflected Forms

Vonks (plural)

Rhymes With

honk wank bonk wonk cronk bronc kronk conk ronk bronk shonk fronk

Questions

How do you pronounce vonk?: The recorded pronunciation is /vˈɑŋk/.
What does vonk mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does vonk come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Vonk.

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