rascal

Other forms of rascal

plural

rascals·

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 rascal

What does rascal mean?

rascal means "a deceitful and unreliable scoundrel". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in rascal?

rascal has 2 syllables: ras-cal. The stress falls on "ras". In IPA it is /ˈɹæskəl/.

What is another word for rascal?

Close synonyms include rogue, knave, rapscallion, scalawag, scallywag. 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 rascal a common word?

rascal 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.