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frizzell

/fɹˈɪzəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.72 in modern English

Syllables
frizzell
IPA
/fɹˈɪzəl/
29
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As an English and Irish surname, from Old French frisel (“ribbon, tassel, fringe”), a nickname for someone with an ornate style of dress; see frise (“border, frieze”). * As a Scottish surname, from Anglo-Norman fresel (“strawberry”) (see fraise). * Also as a Scottish surname, Anglicized form of Scottish Gaelic Friseal, a Gaelicized form of Fraser.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: frisel, fresel, Friseal

Inflected Forms

Frizzells (plural) Frizell (alternative)

Homonyms

frizell

Rhymes With

drizzle chisel sizzle fizzle frizzle grizzle frizell mizell bizzell grizzell mizzell

Questions

How do you pronounce frizzell?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹˈɪzəl/.
What does frizzell mean?
A surname.
Where does frizzell come from?
It is traced to Old French.

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