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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

handel

/hˈændəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.97 in modern English

Syllables
han-del
IPA
/hˈændəl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German; (music) used specifically of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), a German-British Baroque composer.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From a German surname.

Derived Forms

Handelesque Handelian

Rhymes With

handle scandal candle randall randle sandal vandal randal mandel crandall mandell kandel

Questions

How do you pronounce handel?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈændəl/.
What does handel mean?
A surname from German; (music) used specifically of George Frideric Handel (1685–1759), a German-British Baroque composer.
Where does handel come from?
From a German surname.

How to pronounce handel

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