kroon
/kɹəʊn/noun
kroon is spelled K-R-O-O-N: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kroon means “The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kroon is krooni or kroons.
How many letters and syllables are in kroon?
| Letters | 5: K-R-O-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 kroon?
Kroon appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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 kroon?
- /kɹəʊn/
Kroon has one syllable (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-kroon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kroon
- krooni plural
- kroons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kroon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The former currency of Estonia, divided into 100 senti.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kroon come from?
From Estonian kroon (“crown”). Doublet of crown and corona.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).