Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

babelish

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ba-bel-ish
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Chaotically confused, like Babel.

name

Chaotically confused language; babble.

Etymology

From Babel + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Babylonish.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Babel

Inflected Forms

more Babelish (comparative) most Babelish (superlative)

Questions

What does babelish mean?: Chaotically confused, like Babel.
Where does babelish come from?: From Babel + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Babylonish.

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