Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mumbles

/mˈʌmbəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.66 in modern English

Syllables: mum-bles
IPA: /mˈʌmbəlz/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of mumble

name

A coastal suburb, community, and headland (Mumbles Head) in the City and County of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref ST6188).

Rhymes With

stumbles fumbles crumbles rumbles tumbles grumbles humbles

Questions

How do you pronounce mumbles?: The recorded pronunciation is /mˈʌmbəlz/.
What does mumbles mean?: plural of mumble

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