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appal - What does it mean?

'appal' is a common misspelling of 'appel'


The correct spelling of 'appel'

ends with the letters 'el'.

This incorrect spelling 'appal'

ends with the letters 'al'.

'appal' Spelling Rule

The endings '-el' and '-al' are often confused. The ending of 'appel' instead of 'appal' has been determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc). The -al endings generally correspond to Latin.

Definition of 'appel' not 'appal'

English

Noun

(en-noun)
  • (fencing) An act of striking the ground with the leading foot to frighten, distract, or mislead one's opponent.
  • Hypernyms

    * (fencing) feint

    Verb

    (en-verb)
  • Anagrams

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    English words similar to 'appal':

    abhal, appel, appall, appeal, awful, aweful, avail, avel, avowal, appal, afoul, aval, aboil, apiol, awfull