Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sharpling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sharpling
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

British usage; Archaic

Etymology

From sharp + -ling. Compare German Schärfling (“stickleback”).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: sharp

Usage

British usage
Archaic

Inflected Forms

sharplings (plural)

Questions

What does sharpling mean?: A stickleback.
Where does sharpling come from?: From sharp + -ling. Compare German Schärfling (“stickleback”).

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