Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

wileman

/wˈaɪlmən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.31 in modern English

Syllables: wile-man
IPA: /wˈaɪlmən/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Etymology

Occupational surname for a trapper, from wile + man.

Inflected Forms

Wilemans (plural) Wilemon (alternative)

Rhymes With

heilman hileman keilman

Questions

How do you pronounce wileman?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪlmən/.
What does wileman mean?: A surname originating as an occupation.
Where does wileman come from?: Occupational surname for a trapper, from wile + man.

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