Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gayle

/ɡeɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.16 in modern English

Syllables
gayle
IPA
/ɡeɪl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Archaic

name

A surname.

name

A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.

noun

Puerperal septicemia in sheep.

Uncountable

noun

A skin lesion, accompanied by swelling, occurring in those who have handled the bodies of sheep that have died from gayle.

Uncountable

Usage

Frequently Paired Words

isiGqumo

Homonyms

gale gail

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce gayle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡeɪl/.
What does gayle mean?
A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.

How to pronounce gayle

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