Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pareil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.35 in modern English

Syllables: pareil
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Among writers he was a man without pareil."

Etymology

Borrowed from French pareil. By surface analysis, par + -eil (“diminutive suffix”).

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

pareils (plural)

Derived Forms

nonpareil

Questions

What does pareil mean?: An equal.
Where does pareil come from?: Borrowed from French pareil. By surface analysis, par + -eil (“diminutive suffix”).

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