Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jelen

/dʒˈɛlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.20 in modern English

Syllables: je-len
IPA: /dʒˈɛlən/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from the Slavic languages.

Etymology

From a Slavic word meaning deer, like Czech jelen, Slovene jelen, Serbo-Croatian jelen, Polish jeleń or Slovak jeleň.

Word Breakdown

Root: -

Inflected Forms

Jelens (plural)

Rhymes With

helen ellen melon mellon felon mcclellan whelan magellan phelan yellen mclellan kellen

Questions

How do you pronounce jelen?: The recorded pronunciation is /dʒˈɛlən/.
What does jelen mean?: A surname from the Slavic languages.
Where does jelen come from?: From a Slavic word meaning deer, like Czech jelen, Slovene jelen, Serbo-Croatian jelen, Polish jeleń or Slovak jeleň.

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