Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fabled

/fˈeɪbəld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.89 in modern English

Syllables: fa-bled
IPA: /fˈeɪbəld/

12

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Known only in fables; fictitious.

adj

Made known by fables or reputation; legendary, famed.

verb

simple past and past participle of fable

Example Sentences

"2014, Paul Salopek, Blessed. Cursed. Claimed., National Geographic (December 2014)https://web.archive.org/web/20150212214621/http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2014/12/pilgrim-roads/salopek-text We tug our hammer-headed mules along the tourist trails of Petra, the fabled Nabataean capital cut from rock the color of living muscle."

Inflected Forms

more fabled (comparative) most fabled (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfabled

Synonyms

legendary

Rhymes With

disabled enabled labeled labelled tabled abled cabled mislabeled unlabeled gabled

Questions

How do you pronounce fabled?: The recorded pronunciation is /fˈeɪbəld/.
What does fabled mean?: Known only in fables; fictitious.

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