merl

Other forms of merl

plural

merls·

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 merl

What does merl mean?

merl means "common black European thrush".

How many syllables are in merl?

merl has 1 syllable: merl. In IPA it is /ˈmɝl/.

What is another word for merl?

Close synonyms include blackbird, merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird. 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 merl a common word?

merl is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with merl?

1 word rhymes with merl. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.