Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

turtles

/tˈɝtəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.72 in modern English

Syllables: tur-tles
IPA: /tˈɝtəlz/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of turtle

noun

British usage; Slang

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of turtle

noun

plural of Turtle

Etymology

(gloves): Rhyming slang, from turtle doves.

Usage

British usage
Slang

Rhymes With

myrtles

Questions

How do you pronounce turtles?: The recorded pronunciation is /tˈɝtəlz/.
What does turtles mean?: plural of turtle
Where does turtles come from?: (gloves): Rhyming slang, from turtle doves.

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