Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bollen

/bˈɑlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: bollen
IPA: /bˈɑlən/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of boln (“swollen”).

name

Etymology

Either a variant of Bullen or borrowed from Dutch and North German Bollen.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: -, Bollen

Inflected Forms

more bollen (comparative) most bollen (superlative) Bollens (plural)

Rhymes With

fallen stalin pollen guatemalan befallen nolen pollan hollen dahlen stollen collen tholen

Questions

How do you pronounce bollen?: The recorded pronunciation is /bˈɑlən/.
What does bollen mean?: Alternative form of boln (“swollen”).
Where does bollen come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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