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magellan

/məˈɡɛlən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables
mag-el-lan
IPA
/məˈɡɛlən/
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Uncountable

name

Ferdinand Magellan. (Portuguese explorer)

Uncountable

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin Magellanus, Latinization of Portuguese Magalhães.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in People.

Inflected Forms

Magellans (plural)

Derived Forms

Magellanian Magellanic

Phrases

Strait of Magellan

Rhymes With

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

Questions

How do you pronounce magellan?
The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɡɛlən/.
What does magellan mean?
A surname.
Where does magellan come from?
It is traced to Portuguese.

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