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nickels

/nˈɪkəlz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.78 in modern English

Syllables
nick-els
IPA
/nˈɪkəlz/
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

plural of nickel

verb

third-person singular simple present indicative of nickel

name

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Etymology

One of the variant spellings of Nichols, from Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the suffix -s.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Homonyms

nicholls nickles nicolls nicols nickols

Rhymes With

nichols pickles nicholls tickles trickles sickles rickles nickles nicolls nicols stickles rickels

Questions

How do you pronounce nickels?
The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɪkəlz/.
What does nickels mean?
plural of nickel
Where does nickels come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce nickels

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