Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

water spaniel

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.82 in modern English

Syllables: wa-ter s-paniel
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A large breed of spaniel used in hunting waterfowl.

Example Sentences

"Shee hath more qualities then a Water-Spaniell, […] Shee can fetch and carry: why a horſe can doe no more; nay, a horſe cannot fetch, but onely carry, therefore is ſhee better then a Iade."

Inflected Forms

water spaniels (plural)

Questions

What does water spaniel mean?: A large breed of spaniel used in hunting waterfowl.

How to pronounce water spaniel

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “water spaniel”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “water spaniel”.
Repeat and practice — Say “water spaniel” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.