Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kabel

/kˈæbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.91 in modern English

Syllables: ka-bel
IPA: /kˈæbəl/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from German.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kabel, metonymic occupational surname for a rope maker.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Kabel

Inflected Forms

Kabels (plural)

Rhymes With

scrabble rabble babel babble dabble schnabel drabble vrabel psychobabble rabel crabill schabel

Questions

How do you pronounce kabel?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈæbəl/.
What does kabel mean?: A surname from German.
Where does kabel come from?: It is traced to German.

How to pronounce kabel

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