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bellas

/bˈɛləz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.52 in modern English

Syllables
bel-las
IPA
/bˈɛləz/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Middle English.

Etymology

Topographic surname for someone who lived near a belltower, from Middle English belle (“bell”) + hous (“house”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Bellases (plural)

Rhymes With

umbrellas

Questions

How do you pronounce bellas?
The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɛləz/.
What does bellas mean?
A surname from Middle English.
Where does bellas come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce bellas

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