Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

seichel

/ˈsɛxɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: se-ichel
IPA: /ˈsɛxɛl/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

wit, sense, gumption

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"WHICH IS PRECISELY WHAT I SAID, IF YOU HAD HAD THE SECHEL TO UNDERSTAND."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish שׂכל (seykhl, “wit, sense, common sense”), from Hebrew שֵׂכֶל (sekhel, “intelligence”).

Origin

Source language: Hebrew

Word Breakdown

Root: שֵׂכֶל

Usage

Inflected Forms

sechel (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce seichel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛxɛl/.
What does seichel mean?: wit, sense, gumption
Where does seichel come from?: It is traced to Hebrew.

How to pronounce seichel

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