Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wilke

/wˈɪlk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.01 in modern English

Syllables: wilke
IPA: /wˈɪlk/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

Variant of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.

Inflected Forms

Wilkes (plural) Wilk (alternative) Wilkie (alternative) Wilkey (alternative) Wilks (alternative) Wilkes (alternative)

Derived Forms

wilkeite

Synonyms

Wilkin Wilkins Wilkinson Will William Williams Williamson Wills

Rhymes With

milk silk ilk wilk bilk milke schilke

Questions

How do you pronounce wilke?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪlk/.
What does wilke mean?: A surname originating as a patronymic.
Where does wilke come from?: Variant of Wilk, a back-formation from Wilkin.

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