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How to pronounce passel

Say it like PAS-il. Passel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAS).

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US American/ˈpæsɪl/PAS-il
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  • PAS
  • il
  • Main stress
  • Lighter stress
  • Unstressed

Passel pronunciation, sound by sound

Read the parts left to right, then blend them together without pausing.

  1. PASSay this part loudest and longest. The vowel is the "a" in cat.
  2. ilKeep this part quick and light. The vowel is the "i" in sit.

What does passel mean?

noun
  1. An indeterminately large quantity or group.
  2. A group of opossums or possums.

Where does passel come from?

A variant of parcel with dialectal assimilation of /ɹ/ before a coronal consonant.

Similar and opposite words

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Words that rhyme with passel

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Questions about saying passel

How do you pronounce passel?

Say PAS-il. The American pronunciation is /ˈpæsɪl/. Press play above to hear it at normal speed or slowly.

How many syllables are in passel?

Passel has two syllables, and the main stress falls on the first one (PAS). Broken into parts: PAS · il.

Pronunciation from CMUdict; meaning and origin adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).