Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

avila

/əvˈɪlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.81 in modern English

Syllables: avi-la
IPA: /əvˈɪlə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Galician origin.

name

A barangay of Buenavista, Guimaras, Philippines.

Etymology

From Spanish or Galician Ávila.

Origin

Source language: Spanish

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Ávila

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Avilas (plural)

Homonyms

avilla

Rhymes With

villa manila vanilla gorilla guerrilla godzilla camilla sevilla priscilla padilla guerilla attila

Questions

How do you pronounce avila?: The recorded pronunciation is /əvˈɪlə/.
What does avila mean?: A surname from Spanish of Spanish and Galician origin.
Where does avila come from?: It is traced to Spanish.

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