harken
hark·en/ˈhɑɹkən/verb
harken is spelled H-A-R-K-E-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables (hark·en). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, harken means “Alternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in harken?
| Letters | 6: H-A-R-K-E-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: hark·en |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is harken?
Harken appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce harken?
- UK /ˈhɑːk(ə)n/
- US /ˈhɑɹkən/
Harken has 2 syllables, split hark·en in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-hearken.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-harken.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with harken?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as harken from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɹkən/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hanker.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of harken
- harkens present, singular, he/she/it
- harkening participle, present
- harkened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harken mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
USAlternative spelling of hearken: to hear, to listen, to have regard.
- 2
USTo hark back, to return or revert (to a subject, etc.), to allude to, to evoke, to long or pine for (a past event or era).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).