Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

els

/ˈɛlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.84 in modern English

Syllables: els
IPA: /ˈɛlz/

3

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of el

adj

Obsolete form of else.

Obsolete

name

plural of El

noun

plural of EL

name

Initialism of Evangelical Lutheran Synod.

name

Initialism of external light source or external laser source.

Example Sentences

"Now if ye felt your belly in ſuche caſe, that ye muſt be fayne al daye to tende it with warme clothes, oꝛ els ye were not able to abide the payne, would ye recken your belly ſicke oꝛ whole? I wene ye would recken your belly not in good quart."
"We have a custome, that when one sneezes, every one els putts off his hatt, and bowes, and cries God bless ye Sir."

Usage

Obsolete

Homonyms

ells

Rhymes With

tells cells wells hotels sells smells shells bells spells yells cartels swells

Questions

How do you pronounce els?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛlz/.
What does els mean?: plural of el

How to pronounce els

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