Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

kewl

/kuːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English

Syllables: kewl
IPA: /kuːl/

11

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Nonstandard spelling of cool.

Example Sentences

"Janes^([sic]) Addiction is some KEWL stuff."

Etymology

Respelling of cool to represent a pronunciation with fronting of /u/ to [ʉ], which is characteristic of California English among other accents.

Inflected Forms

kewler (comparative) kewlest (superlative)

Derived Forms

kewlness

Phrases

kewl beans

Rhymes With

school you'll cool rule fuel pool tool fool cruel adverse interest rule jewel stool

Questions

How do you pronounce kewl?: The recorded pronunciation is /kuːl/.
What does kewl mean?: Nonstandard spelling of cool.
Where does kewl come from?: Respelling of cool to represent a pronunciation with fronting of /u/ to [ʉ], which is characteristic of California English among other accents.

How to pronounce kewl

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