noel

Other forms of noel

plural

noels·

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 noel

What does noel mean?

noel means "period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6".

How many syllables are in noel?

noel has 2 syllables: no-el. The stress falls on "el". In IPA it is /noʊˈɛl/.

What is another word for noel?

Close synonyms include Christmas, Christmastide, Christmastime, Yule, Yuletide. 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 noel a common word?

noel 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.

What rhymes with noel?

6 words rhyme with noel. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.