Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pipistrelle

/pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.49 in modern English

Syllables: pip-istrelle
IPA: /pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.

Etymology

From French pipistrelle, from Italian pipistrello (“bat”), variant of vipistrello, from Latin vespertilio.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: pipistrelle, pipistrello, vespertilio

Inflected Forms

pipistrelles (plural)

Phrases

Nathusius's pipistrelle

Synonyms

pipistrel pipistrellus pipistrellus

Questions

How do you pronounce pipistrelle?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɪpɪˈstɹɛl/.
What does pipistrelle mean?: Any of various species of bats of the genus Pipistrellus.
Where does pipistrelle come from?: It is traced to French.

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