koruna
/kəˈɹuːnə/noun
koruna is spelled K-O-R-U-N-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, koruna means “The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of koruna is korun or korunas.
How many letters and syllables are in koruna?
| Letters | 6: K-O-R-U-N-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is koruna?
Koruna appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 koruna?
- /kəˈɹuːnə/
Koruna has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-koruna.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of koruna
- korun plural
- korunas plural
- koruny plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does koruna mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The currency of the former Czechoslovakia, divided into 100 hellers.
- 2
The currency of the Czech Republic, divided into 100 hellers.
- 3
The former currency of Slovakia, divided into 100 haliers.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does koruna come from?
From Czech and Slovak koruna; cognate with krone and German Krone. Doublet of corona, crown, korona, krona, króna, and krone.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).