Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pupal

/ˈpjuːpəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.15 in modern English

Syllables: pu-pal
IPA: /ˈpjuːpəl/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.

Etymology

From pupa + -al.

Derived Forms

prepupal pseudopupal pupally

Homonyms

pupil

Rhymes With

pupil quadruple tuple quintuple scruple sextuple duple octuple centuple cupel souple

Questions

How do you pronounce pupal?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpjuːpəl/.
What does pupal mean?: Of or pertaining to the pupa stage of insect metamorphosis.
Where does pupal come from?: From pupa + -al.

How to pronounce pupal

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