duffel

Other forms of duffel

plural

duffels·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about duffel

What does duffel mean?

duffel means "a large cylindrical bag of heavy cloth; for carrying personal belongings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in duffel?

duffel has 2 syllables: duf-fel. The stress falls on "duf". In IPA it is /ˈdʌfəl/.

What is another word for duffel?

Close synonyms include duffel bag, duffle bag, duffle, duffle. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is duffel a common word?

duffel is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.