Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

neeld

/nˈild/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.46 in modern English

Syllables: neeld
IPA: /nˈild/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

A variant of Neill, with an excrescent -d.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

neelds (plural)

Homonyms

nield neild

Rhymes With

field revealed shield yield sealed appealed concealed healed wheeled repealed peeled wield

Questions

How do you pronounce neeld?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈild/.
What does neeld mean?: A needle.
Where does neeld come from?: A variant of Neill, with an excrescent -d.

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