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verlan

/vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.14 in modern English

Syllables
ver-lan
IPA
/vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/
9
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.

Uncountable

Etymology

From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Derived Forms

verlanise verlanize

Rhymes With

gone iran pakistan jan dan jean khan juan xi'an san juan milan taiwan

Questions

How do you pronounce verlan?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/.
What does verlan mean?
A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
Where does verlan come from?
It is traced to French.

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