Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ayala

/əjˈɑlə/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: ay-ala
IPA: /əjˈɑlə/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

Example Sentences

"Rankin sanctioned Ayala $3,000 and kicked him off the lawsuit after the lawyer admitted incorporating the hallucinated AI-generated cases in the brief. Morgan and Goody were sanctioned $1,000 each."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

Word Breakdown

Root: Aiara

Inflected Forms

Ayalas (plural)

Rhymes With

allah guatemala kerala corolla impala koala scala lala kampala alla bala mala

Questions

How do you pronounce ayala?: The recorded pronunciation is /əjˈɑlə/.
What does ayala mean?: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].
Where does ayala come from?: Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

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