vell
/vɛl/obsolete
vell is spelled V-E-L-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, vell means “To cut the turf from, as for burning” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in vell?
| Letters | 4: V-E-L-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is vell?
Vell appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 vell?
- /vɛl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-vell.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of vell
- vells present, singular, he/she/it
- velling participle, present
- velled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does vell mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
UKobsoleteTo cut the turf from, as for burning.
noun
- 1
UKarchaicThe salted stomach of a calf, used in making rennet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does vell come from?
Compare Latin vellus (“the skin of a sheep with the wool on it, a fleece, a hide or pelt”), or English fell (“a hide”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).