kraken

kra·ken

K k

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krah-kuh n]
- /ˈkrɑ kən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [krah-kuh n]
- /ˈkrɑ kən/

Definitions of kraken word

noun kraken a legendary sea monster causing large whirlpools off the coast of Norway. 1
noun kraken An enormous mythical sea monster said to appear off the coast of Norway. 1
noun kraken a legendary sea monster of gigantic size believed to dwell off the coast of Norway 0
noun kraken a legendary sea monster of northern seas 0

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kraken popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for kraken

noun kraken

loch ness monster — a large aquatic animal resembling a serpent or a plesiosaurlike reptile, reported to have been seen in the waters of Loch Ness, Scotland, but not proved to exist.
giant squid — any squid of the genus Architeuthis, inhabiting deep ocean bottoms and sometimes attaining an arm span of 65 feet (20 meters) or more.
hydra — A minute freshwater coelenterate with a stalklike tubular body and a ring of tentacles around the mouth.
leviathan — (often initial capital letter) Bible. a sea monster.
oarfish — any long, ribbon-shaped, silvery fish of the genus Regalecus, of deep tropical waters, having a red dorsal fin along the spine that rises to a crest, and reaching a length of 30 feet (9 meters).

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