Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

welkom

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: welkom
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The second-largest city in Free State, South Africa.

Etymology

From Afrikaans welkom (“welcome”), ultimately from Dutch welkom (“welcome”).

Origin

Source language: Afrikaans

Word Breakdown

Root: welkom

Questions

What does welkom mean?: The second-largest city in Free State, South Africa.
Where does welkom come from?: It is traced to Afrikaans.

How to pronounce welkom

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