Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

waller

/wˈɔlɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.28 in modern English

Syllables: waller
IPA: /wˈɔlɚ/

9

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who builds walls.

noun

The place where animals make their bed.

verb

Pronunciation spelling of wallow.

noun

The wels catfish.

name

name

A census-designated place in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States.

name

A city in Waller County and Harris County, Texas, United States.

name

A census-designated place in Pierce County, Washington, United States.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallumbor. Proto-West Germanic *wall Old English weall Middle English wal English wall English -er English waller From wall + -er.

Inflected Forms

wallers (plural) wallers (present, singular) wallering (participle, present) wallered (participle, past) wallered (past)

Derived Forms

hogwaller Wallerian

Phrases

four-waller hog waller Waller County

Frequently Paired Words

four-waller

Rhymes With

smaller taller caller installer lawler baller crawler trawler haller hauler aller lawlor

Questions

How do you pronounce waller?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔlɚ/.
What does waller mean?: One who builds walls.
Where does waller come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *welH-der. Proto-Italic *walso- Latin vallumbor. Proto-West Germanic *wall Old English weall Middle English wal English wall English -er English waller From wall + -er.

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