Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beluga whale

/bəˈluː.ɡə(h)weɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.67 in modern English

Syllables: bel-u-ga whale
IPA: /bəˈluː.ɡə(h)weɪl/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of beluga (“a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean”).

Etymology

See beluga.

Inflected Forms

beluga whales (plural)

Synonyms

melonhead sea canary white whale beluga

Questions

How do you pronounce beluga whale?: The recorded pronunciation is /bəˈluː.ɡə(h)weɪl/.
What does beluga whale mean?: Synonym of beluga (“a cetacean, Delphinapterus leucas, found in the Arctic Ocean”).
Where does beluga whale come from?: See beluga.

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