ralegh

Questions about ralegh

What does ralegh mean?

ralegh means "English courtier (a favorite of Elizabeth I) who tried to colonize Virginia; introduced potatoes and tobacco to England (1552-1618)".

How many syllables are in ralegh?

ralegh has 2 syllables and divides as ra-legh under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for ralegh?

Close synonyms include Raleigh, Walter Raleigh, Sir Walter Raleigh, Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Ralegh. 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 ralegh a common word?

ralegh is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.