Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mcgill

/məˈɡɪl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: mcgill
IPA: /məˈɡɪl/

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill "son of the stranger"

name

A census-designated place in White Pine County, Nevada, United States.

name

McGill University in Montreal, Canada.

Example Sentences

"One would have expected something more perfected from a don—and a lecturer at McGill at that."

Frequently Paired Words

Gaw

Rhymes With

will still until bill kill hill till ill fill brazil skill mill

Questions

How do you pronounce mcgill?: The recorded pronunciation is /məˈɡɪl/.
What does mcgill mean?: A Scottish and Irish surname from Scottish Gaelic. Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac an Ghoill "son of the stranger"

How to pronounce mcgill

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