Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowell

/nˈoʊəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.45 in modern English

Syllables: now-ell
IPA: /nˈoʊəl/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Archaic spelling of noel.

Archaic

name

Etymology

From Middle English Nowel, from Old French noel (“Christmas”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: Nowel, noel

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

nowells (plural)

Rhymes With

joel lowell crowell youghal mohel

Questions

How do you pronounce nowell?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈoʊəl/.
What does nowell mean?: Archaic spelling of noel.
Where does nowell come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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