Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carle

/kˈɑɹəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: car-le
IPA: /kˈɑɹəl/

7

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

peasant; fellow

name

Example Sentences

"Eh, Mr Henry! but the carle gae him a screed o' doctrine! Ye might hae heard him a mile down the wind—He routed like a cow in a fremd loaning."
"Had he instead of on the Doge's throne Stamped the same brand upon a peasant's stool, His blood had gilt the threshold; for the carle Had stabbed him on the instant."
"Ye may fancy I'm talking like a sour, disappointed auld carle."
"Spake the sad and sorry carle: "We seek the Land where the days are many: so many that he who hath forgotten how to laugh, may learn the craft again, and forget the days of Sorrow.""
"I am no sheephearde with a Curre, attending on the flockes:"

Etymology

Variant of carl.

Inflected Forms

carles (plural) carl (alternative)

Homonyms

karle

Rhymes With

harle karle barile

Questions

How do you pronounce carle?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹəl/.
What does carle mean?: peasant; fellow
Where does carle come from?: Variant of carl.

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