Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wallace

/ˈwɑləs/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English

Syllables: wal-lace
IPA: /ˈwɑləs/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.

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A male given name transferred from the surname, of 19th century and later usage.

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Example Sentences

"We are Harry Potter and William Wallace, the Na’vi and Han Solo. We’re escaping from Shawshank and blowing up the Death Star. We are fighting with the Harkonnens and challenging Thanos. Ukraine is hosting one of the great epics of this century."
"Chili’s has also enlisted several actors from “The Office” to star in the ads, including Melora Hardin (Jan Levinson), Andy Buckley (David Wallace), Brian Baumgartner (Kevin Malone) and Kate Flannery (Meredith Palmer)."

Etymology

An Old English byname for a Welshman or Breton, from Anglo-Norman waleis (“foreign”); see wǣlisċ.

Origin

Source language: Old English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, waleis

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɑləs/
British English: /ˈwɒlɪs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Wallaces (plural)

Derived Forms

Wallacea Wallacean Wallaceism

Phrases

Bechdel-Wallace test Mount Wallace Wallace-Bolyai-Gerwien theorem Wallace County Wallace effect Wallace Line Wallace-Woodworth

Frequently Paired Words

Wallis

Homonyms

Wallis

Rhymes With

flawless lawless cornwallis solace wallis polis

Questions

How do you pronounce wallace?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɑləs/.
What does wallace mean?: A Scottish surname transferred from the nickname, notably of the Scottish patriot William Wallace.
Where does wallace come from?: It is traced to Old English.

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