Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spillane

/spˈɪlən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.02 in modern English

Syllables
spillane
IPA
/spˈɪlən/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname from Irish.

Etymology

Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Spealáin (“descendant of Spealán”), a personal name derived from a diminutive of speal (“scythe”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Ó Spealáin

Inflected Forms

Spillanes (plural)

Derived Forms

Spillanean Spillanesque Spillanian

Rhymes With

dylan villain macmillan dillon mcmillan penicillin bouillon gillan millen gillen millan killen

Questions

How do you pronounce spillane?
The recorded pronunciation is /spˈɪlən/.
What does spillane mean?
A surname from Irish.
Where does spillane come from?
It is traced to Irish.

How to pronounce spillane

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  2. Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling (/spˈɪlən/) so you know which sounds to aim for.
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