Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nettles

/nˈɛtəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.73 in modern English

Syllables: net-tles
IPA: /nˈɛtəlz/

7

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of nettle

noun

Small lengths of cord attached to a sail, used to secure the excess fabric after reefing; reef points

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of nettle

name

Rhymes With

metals petals settles kettles

Questions

How do you pronounce nettles?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛtəlz/.
What does nettles mean?: plural of nettle

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