gabelle
/ɡaˈbɛl/noun
gabelle is spelled G-A-B-E-L-L-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gabelle means “A tax; especially, the tax on salt levied in pre-Revolutionary France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gabelle is gabelles.
How many letters and syllables are in gabelle?
| Letters | 7: G-A-B-E-L-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is gabelle?
Gabelle appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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).
How do you pronounce gabelle?
- UK /ɡaˈbɛl/
Gabelle has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with gabelle?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gabelle from its last stressed vowel (/ɛl/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of gabelle
- gabelles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gabelle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tax; especially, the tax on salt levied in pre-Revolutionary France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gabelle come from?
Borrowed from French gabelle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).