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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rappel

/ɹəˈpɛl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.23 in modern English

Syllables
rap-pel
IPA
/ɹəˈpɛl/
10
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Descent by means of a rope.

verb

To abseil.

verb

To call back a hawk.

Obsolete

noun

A drumbeat pattern for calling soldiers to gather.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re- French re- Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *pel- Proto-Indo-European *pelh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *-né-der. Proto-Italic *pelnōder. Latin pellō Latin appellārebor. French appeler French rappelerbor. English rappel Borrowed from French rappeler (“to pull through (a rope)”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹəˈpɛl/
  • British English: /ɹæˈpɛl/

Usage

Inflected Forms

rappels (plural) rappels (present, singular) rappelling (participle, present) rappeling (participle, present) rappelled (participle, past) rappelled (past) rappeled (participle, past) rappeled (past)

Derived Forms

rappeller

Synonyms

rappelling abseiling abseil rope down

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce rappel?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹəˈpɛl/.
What does rappel mean?
Descent by means of a rope.
Where does rappel come from?
It is traced to French.

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