Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vlad the impaler

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: vlad the im-paler
IPA

25

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A Romanian (Wallachian) prince (c. 1431 – c. 1476), who was known for impaling people.

Etymology

Calque of Romanian Vlad Țepeș.

Questions

What does vlad the impaler mean?: A Romanian (Wallachian) prince (c. 1431 – c. 1476), who was known for impaling people.
Where does vlad the impaler come from?: Calque of Romanian Vlad Țepeș.

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