Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

russel

/ˈɹʌsəl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English

Syllables: rus-sel
IPA: /ˈɹʌsəl/

6

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname transferred from the nickname, a rather rare spelling variant of Russell.

name

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A twilled woolen material.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A fox.

Countable; Obsolete

Example Sentences

"And dan ruſſel the fox stert up at onys And be gorget hent chanteclere And on his bake toward the wode him bere."

Etymology

From Old French roussel, from Latin russulus, diminutive of russus (“red”).

Origin

Source language: Old French

Word Breakdown

Root: roussel, russulus

Usage

Inflected Forms

russels (plural)

Phrases

russel cord

Homonyms

rustle Russell Russel

Rhymes With

muscle russell hustle bustle mussel rustle tussle trussell bussell fussell mussell justle

Questions

How do you pronounce russel?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹʌsəl/.
What does russel mean?: A surname transferred from the nickname, a rather rare spelling variant of Russell.
Where does russel come from?: It is traced to Old French.

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