Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

niel

/niːl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.42 in modern English

Syllables: niel
IPA: /niːl/

4

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

# (town): Borrowed from Dutch Niel. # (surname): Borrowed from French Niel.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: Niel

Homonyms

Kneel Neal Neil neale

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce niel?: The recorded pronunciation is /niːl/.
What does niel mean?: A town on the river Rupel in the southwest of the Belgian province of Antwerp.
Where does niel come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

How to pronounce niel

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