Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pauling

/pˈɔlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.31 in modern English

Syllables: paul-ing
IPA: /pˈɔlɪŋ/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

name

A surname transferred from the given name.

noun

Synonym of Pauling unit.

Etymology

Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.

Inflected Forms

Paulings (plural)

Derived Forms

paulingite

Phrases

Pauling scale Pauling unit

Synonyms

Pauling unit

Homonyms

pawling

Rhymes With

calling installing crawling appalling recalling hauling sprawling stalling smalling balling brawling walling

Questions

How do you pronounce pauling?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɔlɪŋ/.
What does pauling mean?: A surname transferred from the given name.
Where does pauling come from?: Variant of Paulin; the surname of Linus Pauling derives from its German cognate.

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