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Alkan is an English word. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Alkan in a sentence

Related words

Alkan | Alkanes | Alkane

Alkan meaning

A surname.

Using Alkan

  • The main meaning on this page is: A surname.
  • In the example corpus, alkan often appears in combinations such as: from alkan, alkan to.

Context around Alkan

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Alkan

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

invitation from alkan to participate 1× letter from alkan to hiller 1× was with alkan with whom 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a less fraught 1× he was forced 1× letter from alkan 1×

Common sentence endings:

1 march 1843 1× 31 january 1860 1× chopin s death 1×

Words around Alkan

Just before it in the word index:

alkami 9 alkamalee 2 alkalosis 3 alkaloids 50 alkaloid 28 alkalo 3

Just after it in the word index:

alkane 15 alkanes 36 alkatan 2 alkatiri 6 alkazi 6 alkebulan 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Alkan

  • In this selection, "alkan" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include invitation from alkan to participate and letter from alkan to hiller. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "alkan" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with alkan

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Letter from Alkan to Hiller 31 January 1860. (8 words)

A less fraught friendship was with Alkan, with whom he discussed elements of folk music, and who was deeply affected by Chopin's death. (24 words)

He was forced by illness to decline a written invitation from Alkan to participate in a repeat performance of the Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement at Erard's on 1 March 1843. (31 words)

Longer example sentences

He was forced by illness to decline a written invitation from Alkan to participate in a repeat performance of the Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement at Erard's on 1 March 1843. (31 words)

A less fraught friendship was with Alkan, with whom he discussed elements of folk music, and who was deeply affected by Chopin's death. (24 words)

Letter from Alkan to Hiller 31 January 1860. (8 words)

Example sentences (3)

A less fraught friendship was with Alkan, with whom he discussed elements of folk music, and who was deeply affected by Chopin's death.

He was forced by illness to decline a written invitation from Alkan to participate in a repeat performance of the Beethoven Seventh Symphony arrangement at Erard's on 1 March 1843.

Letter from Alkan to Hiller 31 January 1860.

Common combinations with alkan

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "alkan" in a sentence?
An example: "A less fraught friendship was with Alkan, with whom he discussed elements of folk music, and who was deeply affected by Chopin's death." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "alkan" from authentic English texts.
What does "alkan" mean?
Alkan means: A surname.
How many example sentences with "alkan" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "alkan", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.