Speakur

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mobil

/mˈoʊbəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
mo-bil
IPA
/mˈoʊbəl/
9
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.

Etymology

From Mobiloil brand of automobile lubricating oil introduced by Vacuum Oil Company in 1904, synchronically clipping of automobile.

Rhymes With

global mobile noble chernobyl immobile grenoble sobel doble ignoble goebel strobel goble

Questions

How do you pronounce mobil?
The recorded pronunciation is /mˈoʊbəl/.
What does mobil mean?
A brand name associated with an Anglo-American oil company (of the same name) which merged with Exxon to form ExxonMobil.
Where does mobil come from?
From Mobiloil brand of automobile lubricating oil introduced by Vacuum Oil Company in 1904, synchronically clipping of automobile.

How to pronounce mobil

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