rachel
Ra·chel/ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl/noun
rachel is a noun meaning “A light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-A-C-H-E-L and has 2 syllables (Ra·chel), and it appears 14 times per million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does rachel mean?
noun
- 1
A light tan colour, chiefly with reference to cosmetic powder.
noun
- 1
Synonym of Rachel sandwich.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce rachel?
- US /ˈɹeɪ.tʃəl/
Rachel has 2 syllables, split Ra·chel in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Rachel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
How common is rachel?
Rachel appears 14 times per million words in written English, the 5,595th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Where does rachel come from?
From Rachel, the stage name adopted by Elisabeth Félix (?1820–58), Swiss-born French actress, with reference to her skin tone. Compare raschel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).