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riddell

/ɹˈɪdəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English

Syllables
rid-dell
IPA
/ɹˈɪdəl/
9
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

Scottish and English surname from the Norman personal name Ridel, of uncertain origin; possibly of Germanic origin, from the root of ride, or from Old French ridel (“small hill”), a diminutive of ride (“fold”), itself from Germanic.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Riddells (plural)

Homonyms

rydell

Rhymes With

middle riddle fiddle biddle liddell diddle liddle twiddle rydell widdle piddle siddall

Questions

How do you pronounce riddell?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹˈɪdəl/.
What does riddell mean?
A surname.
Where does riddell come from?
It is traced to Old French.

How to pronounce riddell

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