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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

weel

/wil/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.95 in modern English

Syllables
weel
IPA
/wil/
7
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A trap for catching fish; a weely.

noun

An arrangement of hairs that keeps insects out of flowers.

noun

A whirlpool.

Obsolete

verb

Pronunciation spelling of will, representing Latino-accented English.

Etymology

From Middle English wele, wyle, welle, likely a fusion of Old Norse vél ("device"; compare Icelandic vél (“a contrivance to catch fish”)) and Middle English welwe, wilwe (“a weir, trap, or other device made of willow branches”), from Old English wiliġe, wyliġe (“basket”), related to Old English weliġ (“willow”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /wil/
  • British English: /wiːl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

weels (plural) weal (alternative, dialectal) weil (alternative, dialectal) wiel (alternative, dialectal) wale (alternative, dialectal) wheel (alternative)

Derived Forms

weely

Homonyms

weal we'll (stressed form) wheel wheal (wine–whine merger) we'll

Rhymes With

feel real deal we'll green new deal mobile square deal steel appeal wheel meal reveal

Questions

How do you pronounce weel?
The recorded pronunciation is /wil/.
What does weel mean?
A trap for catching fish; a weely.
Where does weel come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce weel

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