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vermillion

/vɚmˈɪljən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.57 in modern English

Syllables
ver-mil-lion
IPA
/vɚmˈɪljən/
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative spelling of vermilion.

Countable; Uncountable

adj

Alternative spelling of vermilion.

verb

Alternative spelling of vermilion.

Archaic

name

A surname.

Countable; Uncountable

name

A city, the county seat of Clay County, South Dakota, United States.

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

vermillions (plural) more vermillion (comparative) most vermillion (superlative) vermillions (present, singular) vermillioning (participle, present) vermillioned (participle, past) vermillioned (past) vermillion'd (participle, past) vermillion'd (past)

Phrases

Vermillion County Vermillion River

Synonyms

vermilion cinnabar chinese-red

Rhymes With

million billion brazilian civilian trillion pavilion multimillion killian vermilion reptilian zillion multibillion

Questions

How do you pronounce vermillion?
The recorded pronunciation is /vɚmˈɪljən/.
What does vermillion mean?
Alternative spelling of vermilion.

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