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appel

/əˈpɛl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.53 in modern English

Syllables
ap-pel
IPA
/əˈpɛl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.

verb

Obsolete spelling of appeal.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete spelling of apple.

Obsolete

name

A surname.

Etymology

Borrowed from French appel. Doublet of appeal.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈpɛl/
  • British English: /əˈpɛl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

appels (plural) appels (present, singular) appelling (participle, present) appelled (participle, past) appelled (past)

Phrases

Appel reaction

Rhymes With

apple chapel grapple chappell chapple chappel appell kappel happel cappel stapel shappell

Questions

How do you pronounce appel?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpɛl/.
What does appel mean?
An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
Where does appel come from?
Borrowed from French appel. Doublet of appeal.

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