Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sobel

/sˈoʊbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables
so-bel
IPA
/sˈoʊbəl/
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname.

noun

A government soldier who joined the rebels during the Sierra Leone civil war.

Etymology

Ultimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).

Word Breakdown

  • Root: соболь

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Questions

How do you pronounce sobel?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈoʊbəl/.
What does sobel mean?
A surname.
Where does sobel come from?
Ultimately from Old East Slavic соболь (sobolĭ).

How to pronounce sobel

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