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purcell

/ˈpɝsl̩/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.04 in modern English

Syllables
pur-cell
IPA
/ˈpɝsl̩/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A small city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of McClain County, Oklahoma, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

From Latin porcellus.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈpɝsl̩/
  • British English: /ˈpɜːsl̩/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Purcells (plural)

Derived Forms

Purcellian

Phrases

Newton Purcell

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce purcell?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɝsl̩/.
What does purcell mean?
A surname.
Where does purcell come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce purcell

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