Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mikel

/mˈɪkəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.87 in modern English

Syllables: mikel
IPA: /mˈɪkəl/

11

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Michael.

Example Sentences

"Chelsea made two changes to the side that lost at Manchester United, with Frank Lampard making way for John Obi Mikel and Nicolas Anelka starting ahead of Didier Drogba."

Etymology

Borrowed from Basque Mikel.

Homonyms

mickel mikell

Rhymes With

nickel pickle trickle tickle sickle fickle nicol brickell nicoll nicholl nickle mickle

Questions

How do you pronounce mikel?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈɪkəl/.
What does mikel mean?: A male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Michael.
Where does mikel come from?: Borrowed from Basque Mikel.

How to pronounce mikel

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