speel
verb, noun
speel is spelled S-P-E-E-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, speel means “To climb” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in speel?
| Letters | 5: S-P-E-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 44 million words; the 204,233rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 speel?
Speel appears about once in every 44 million words in written English, the 204,233rd 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 speel?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-speel.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with speel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as speel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sleep.
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 speel
- speels present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- speeling participle, present
- speeled participle, past
- speil
- spele
- speal
- spiel
- spael
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does speel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To climb.
- 2
To talk at length, to spiel.
- 3
AustraliaTo run.
- 4
ScotlandTo lake, play, sport, take amusement.
To speel ba'.
noun
- 1
A story; a spiel.
- 2
A splinter; a strip of wood or metal.
- 3
ScotlandA game.
To play a good speel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does speel come from?
From Early Scots speill (“to climb”), of obscure origin. From or akin to Early Scots spelare (“acrobat, tumbler”). Probably from Middle Dutch spelen (“to play, walk a tight rope, do gymnastic tricks, juggle, perform as an actor or clown”), see spiel. Alternately, representing a continuation of Middle English spilen, from Old English spilian (“to play”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).