Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

doolittle

/ˈdulɪtəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: doolit-tle
IPA: /ˈdulɪtəl/

10

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A census-designated place in Hidalgo County, Texas, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From do + little (nickname for an idler).

Usage

Inflected Forms

Doolittles (plural)

Questions

How do you pronounce doolittle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdulɪtəl/.
What does doolittle mean?: A city in Phelps County, Missouri, United States.
Where does doolittle come from?: From do + little (nickname for an idler).

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