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wankle

/ˈwæŋkəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wan-kle
IPA
/ˈwæŋkəl/
13
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Weak; unstable; unreliable; not to be depended on.

British usage

Etymology

From Middle English wankel, from Old English wancol, from Proto-West Germanic *wankul.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: wankel, wancol, *wankul

Usage

Inflected Forms

more wankle (comparative) most wankle (superlative)

Rhymes With

ankle frankl rankle cankle fankle crankle

Questions

How do you pronounce wankle?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwæŋkəl/.
What does wankle mean?
Weak; unstable; unreliable; not to be depended on.
Where does wankle come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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