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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ukulele

/juː.kəˈleɪ.li/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.01 in modern English

Syllables
u-ku-le-le
IPA
/juː.kəˈleɪ.li/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A small four-stringed guitar.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /juː.kəˈleɪ.li/
  • British English: /juː.kəˈleɪ.li/

Inflected Forms

ukuleles (plural) eukaleli (alternative, obsolete) ukelele (alternative, obsolete) ukalele (alternative, rare) ʻukulele (alternative)

Derived Forms

banjolele guitalele uke ukelin ukulelelike ukulelist

Phrases

banjo ukulele

Synonyms

uke

Rhymes With

daily israeli bailey haley daly hayley daley hailey bayley aly baillie paley

Questions

How do you pronounce ukulele?
The recorded pronunciation is /juː.kəˈleɪ.li/.
What does ukulele mean?
A small four-stringed guitar.
Where does ukulele come from?
Borrowed from Hawaiian ʻukulele, from ʻuku (“flea”) + lele (“jump, jumping”).

How to pronounce ukulele

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