Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ile

/aɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.86 in modern English

Syllables: ile
IPA: /aɪl/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of ail (“awn”).

noun

Obsolete form of aisle.

Obsolete

noun

Obsolete form of isle.

Obsolete

contraction

Obsolete spelling of I'll.

Obsolete

name

Alternative form of Isle.

Example Sentences

"A couple of arches , one above the other , rising from the columns , run along the rows ; and from the same basis springs an arch that forms the roof of each ile"
"or spread his aerie flight / Upborn with indefatigable wings / Over the vast abrupt, ere he arrive / The happy Ile"
"Ile write to my lord ſhe's dead: O Imogen! / Safe mayſt thou wander, ſafe returne agen."

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

iles (plural)

Homonyms

aisle I'll isle

Rhymes With

while style file smile mile last mile pile kyle chile awhile isle worthwhile

Questions

How do you pronounce ile?: The recorded pronunciation is /aɪl/.
What does ile mean?: Alternative form of ail (“awn”).

How to pronounce ile

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