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freckle

/fˈɹekəl/FREH-kuhl
/fˈɹɛkəl/FREH-kuhl

Meaningspots

Common meaning: a small brown spot on the skin

Journey through time

  1. Old Norse (Icelandic)freknur‘freckles’source
  2. Swedishfraknesource
  3. Early English spellingfrekellsource
  4. Englishmeaning shiftsfreckles → a small brown spot on the skinfreckle‘a small brown spot on the skin’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Built on Old Norse (Icelandic) freknur ‘spots’.

Roots

  • freknur Old Norse (Icelandic) “spots”

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