Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mariel

/mˈɛɹiəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.44 in modern English

Syllables: mariel
IPA: /mˈɛɹiəl/

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name.

name

A city and bay in northwest Cuba.

name

The Mariel boatlift, when some 125,000 Cubans entered the United States.

noun

Someone who arrived in the US during the Mariel boatlift; a Marielito.

Example Sentences

"I happened to be in the coroner's office one morning when autopsies were being performed on the bodies of two Mariels, shot and apparently pushed from a car on I-95 about nine the evening before […]."

Etymology

From Mary + -el.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Mary

Inflected Forms

Mariels (plural) Mariele (alternative) Mariela (alternative) Mariella (alternative) Marielle (alternative) Mariell (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Muriel

Rhymes With

aerial burial ariel adversarial actuarial secretarial malarial

Questions

How do you pronounce mariel?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɛɹiəl/.
What does mariel mean?: A female given name.
Where does mariel come from?: From Mary + -el.

How to pronounce mariel

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