el
/ˈɛl/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.56 in modern English
2
Scrabble Score
2
Letters
1
Syllables
2
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The name of the Latin script letter L/l.
noun
An elevated railway, especially for specific systems such as the metro in Chicago (informal)
American usage
num
The cardinal number occurring after dek and before do in a duodecimal system. Written ↋, decimal value 11.
name
Any of several major ancient Near East deities, including the supreme god of the Canaanite religion, but especially the supreme Hebrew God.
name
A unisex given name, often used as a nickname.
Example Sentences
- "The word length, which contains only four sounds l e ng th, is usually spell'd thus, el ee en gee tee aitch."
- "The main section of the Sixth Avenue El from Morris Street to Ninth Avenue and 53rd Street shut down on December 4, 1938."
- ""[…] A sister of Joseph Gerard […] was found unconscious on the kitchen floor by the family cook early this morning. […]" […] What leads could they have, if the old lady was el zonko?"
- "[…]who bared their brains to Heaven under the El and saw Mohammedan angels staggering on tenement roofs illuminated,[…]"
- "The Washington Street El was torn down in 1987."
- "Known colloquially as the "El," the elevated lines constituted the earliest attempt to remove urban passenger traffic from the streets."
Etymology
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, el, אֵל