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rigel

/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English

Syllables
rigel
IPA
/ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.

name

A surname from German.

Example Sentences

Etymology

A corruption of Arabic رِجْل (rijl, “foot, leg”), in the Arabic name رِجْل الْجَبَّار (rijl al-jabbār, literally “foot of the great one (i.e., Orion)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Regel (alternative) Rigels (plural)

Derived Forms

Rigelian

Synonyms

Algebar Elgebar

Rhymes With

nigel sigal

Questions

How do you pronounce rigel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹaɪd͡ʒəl/.
What does rigel mean?
A blue supergiant star in the constellation Orion; Beta (β) Orionis. The seventh brightest star in the night sky.
Where does rigel come from?
It is traced to Arabic.

How to pronounce rigel

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