Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

freckled

/ˈfɹɛkəld/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.36 in modern English

Syllables: freck-led
IPA: /ˈfɹɛkəld/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having freckles; covered with freckles.

Example Sentences

"A smile grew across Jim's freckled face."
"Pro. […]Then was this Iſland / (Saue for the Son, that he^([sic]) did littour heere, / A frekelld whelpe, hag-borne) not honour'd with / A humane ſhape."
"At any other time Jessamy would have laughed at the expressions that chased each other over his freckled face: crossness left over from his struggle with the baby; incredulity; distress; and finally delight."

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English frekled; equivalent to freckle + -ed.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: frekled
Suffix: freckle

Inflected Forms

more freckled (comparative) most freckled (superlative)

Derived Forms

befreckled freckledness nonfreckled unfreckled

Phrases

freckled blenny freckled duck

Frequently Paired Words

freckle freckleface

Synonyms

lentiginous lentiginose

Rhymes With

speckled heckled

Questions

How do you pronounce freckled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɹɛkəld/.
What does freckled mean?: Having freckles; covered with freckles.
Where does freckled come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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