nelson

Other forms of nelson

plural

nelsons·

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 nelson

What does nelson mean?

nelson means "English admiral who defeated the French fleets of Napoleon but was mortally wounded at Trafalgar (1758-1805)". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nelson?

nelson has 2 syllables: nel-son. The stress falls on "nel". In IPA it is /ˈnɛlsən/.

What is another word for nelson?

Close synonyms include Horatio Nelson, Viscount Nelson, Admiral Nelson, Lord Nelson. 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 nelson a common word?

nelson is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.