Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

versipel

/ˈvɜːsɪpɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ver-sipel
IPA: /ˈvɜːsɪpɛl/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A versipellous object or thing.

Example Sentences

"And that odd muse of mine, / My versipel, is with me everywhere, / In carrel and in car, and in my chair"

Etymology

Apparently coined by Nabokov (see citation below) from versipellous.

Inflected Forms

versipels (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce versipel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvɜːsɪpɛl/.
What does versipel mean?: A versipellous object or thing.
Where does versipel come from?: Apparently coined by Nabokov (see citation below) from versipellous.

How to pronounce versipel

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