rapunzel
/ɹəˈpʌnzəl/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.79 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A German fairy tale about a girl imprisoned in a tower who lets down her long hair for a rescuer to climb.
name
The fictional girl who is the protagonist and title character of the fairy tale.
noun
A plant with leaves and crisp roots which have been used in salads, rampion, Campanula rapunculus.
Uncountable
noun
A plant with leaves which are used in salads, corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta.
Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "[…] as they loll in pairs or trios, looking down from the windows like Rapunzels and carpet-knights, while they eat bruised apricots, tomorrow is always on their lips as honey to come."
- "I spot Sleeping Beauty in a thorn forest. Two of them, only they are more like Rapunzels who’ve fallen from their tower."
- "He keeps all three of us locked up like Rapunzels."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Rapunzel