harken

Questions about harken

What does harken mean?

harken means "listen; used mostly in the imperative".

How many syllables are in harken?

harken has 2 syllables: har-ken. The stress falls on "har". In IPA it is /ˈhɑɹkən/.

What is another word for harken?

Close synonyms include hark, hearken. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is harken a common word?

harken is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.