Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

purnell

/pˈɝnəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: pur-nell
IPA: /pˈɝnəl/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Countable; Uncountable

name

A neighbourhood in west Baltimore, Maryland, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Variant of Parnell.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Purnells (plural) Pournelle (alternative)

Homonyms

pernell

Rhymes With

journal internal external colonel eternal maternal kernel paternal nocturnal fraternal infernal diurnal

Questions

How do you pronounce purnell?: The recorded pronunciation is /pˈɝnəl/.
What does purnell mean?: A surname.
Where does purnell come from?: Variant of Parnell.

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