Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cpl.

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: cpl.
IPA

7

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Abbreviation of corporal.

Example Sentences

"The sight of a teenager walking the small town's streets would usually go unnoticed, but to Benicia Police Cpl. Kirk Keffer, things didn't look right on the quiet street in the industrial part of town."

Questions

What does cpl. mean?: Abbreviation of corporal.

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