Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pell mell

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.26 in modern English

Syllables: pel-l mell
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Alternative form of pell-mell.

adv

Alternative form of pell-mell.

noun

Alternative form of pell-mell.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"They came pell mell, gathering up their bath kimono and towels, and putting them on in the passage."

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does pell mell mean?: Alternative form of pell-mell.

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