Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wentletrap

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: wentle-trap
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which were formerly highly valued.

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch wenteltrap (“a winding staircase”); compare German Wendeltreppe.

Origin

Source language: Dutch

Word Breakdown

Root: wenteltrap

Inflected Forms

wentletraps (plural)

Synonyms

staircase shell ladder shell

Questions

What does wentletrap mean?: Any of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the family Epitoniidae, especially Epitonium scalare, which were formerly highly valued.
Where does wentletrap come from?: It is traced to Dutch.

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