Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hillier

/hˈɪliɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.53 in modern English

Syllables: hilli-er
IPA: /hˈɪliɚ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

comparative form of hilly: more hilly

name

A surname originating as an occupation for a tiler.

name

A community in Prince Edward County, Ontario, Canada.

name

A northern suburb of Adelaide in the Town of Gawler, South Australia.

Example Sentences

"The Emerald City was soon left far behind. As they advanced the ground became rougher and hillier, for there were no farms nor houses in this country of the West, and the ground was untilled."

Etymology

* As an English occupational surname for a roofer, from the noun hellier (“one who heles, thatches”). * As a French surname, from the personal name Hillier, vernacular form of Hilaire.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Frequently Paired Words

Hillyer

Homonyms

hillyer hilyer

Rhymes With

sillier hillyer chillier hilyer

Questions

How do you pronounce hillier?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɪliɚ/.
What does hillier mean?: comparative form of hilly: more hilly
Where does hillier come from?: It is traced to French.

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