Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wyckoff

/wˈɪkɔf/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: wyck-off
IPA: /wˈɪkɔf/

25

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Dutch.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A township in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rose Wyckoff holds up three kittens August 10 in a Redding neighborhood that has been destroyed by the Carr Fire."

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Wyckoff, from wijk (“district”) + hof (“farmstead”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wyckoffs (plural)

Homonyms

wycoff wykoff wikoff

Rhymes With

wycoff wykoff wikoff

Questions

How do you pronounce wyckoff?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɪkɔf/.
What does wyckoff mean?: A surname from Dutch.
Where does wyckoff come from?: Borrowed from Dutch Wyckoff, from wijk (“district”) + hof (“farmstead”).

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