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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wyke

/wˈaɪk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.96 in modern English

Syllables
wyke
IPA
/wˈaɪk/
14
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A hamlet in Much Wenlock parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ646021).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in Normand parish, Guildford district, Surrey, England (OS grid ref SU9151).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE151692).

Countable; Uncountable

name

A habitational surname from Old English.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Old English wīċ (“village”); compare Wick, which shares the same etymology.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wykes (plural)

Phrases

Wyke Champflower Wyke Regis

Homonyms

wike

Rhymes With

like mike strike unlike bike alike spike hike dislike pike reich psych

Questions

How do you pronounce wyke?
The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪk/.
What does wyke mean?
A hamlet in Much Wenlock parish, Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ646021).
Where does wyke come from?
It is traced to Old English.

How to pronounce wyke

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