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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

schaal

/ʃˈɑl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.76 in modern English

Syllables
schaal
IPA
/ʃˈɑl/
11
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

Etymology

* As a German surname, from Schaala in Thüringen, from Old High German scalaha (“dirty water”) (compare Schale (“peel”), or Schlamm (“mud”)). Also from Schaalsee, a lake near Ratzeburg, itself probably related to the noun meaning "bowl." * As a German and Dutch surname, from the noun Schale (“dish”). * Also as a Dutch surname Van der Schaal, from the obsolete adjective schald (“shallow”), see shallow.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

Schaals (plural)

Homonyms

scholl sholl

Rhymes With

doll sol jamal tal mahal dahl ahl cabal ya'll coll gaal pall

Questions

How do you pronounce schaal?
The recorded pronunciation is /ʃˈɑl/.
What does schaal mean?
A surname.
Where does schaal come from?
It is traced to German.

How to pronounce schaal

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