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harle

/hˈɑɹəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English

Syllables
harle
IPA
/hˈɑɹəl/
8
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A bird, the red-breasted merganser.

Archaic

name

A surname.

Etymology

Various origins: * Borrowed from South German Härle. * Habitational surname from the villages of Kirkharle and Little Harle, possibly named from an Old English personal name Herela, a derivative of here (“army”). * Borrowed from French Harlé, a topographic surname from harle (“ditch”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Härle, -, Harlé

Usage

Inflected Forms

harles (plural)

Rhymes With

carle karle barile

Questions

How do you pronounce harle?
The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɑɹəl/.
What does harle mean?
A bird, the red-breasted merganser.
Where does harle come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce harle

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