'NOEL' is a common misspelling of 'NOEL'
The correct spelling of 'NOEL'
ends with the letters 'el'.
This incorrect spelling 'NOEL'
ends with the letters 'le'.
'NOEL' Spelling Rule
Unfortunately there is no easy rule for when to use 'el' or 'le'. The ending of
'NOEL' instead of
'NOEL' has determined by a mixture of which language the root word originated from (French, German, Latin, Greek, etc) then if it is a verb or a noun and lastly who published it in a Dictionary first. For example British and American dictionaries can vary.
Definition of 'NOEL' not 'NOEL'
Alternative forms
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Etymology 2
From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.
Proper noun
(
en-proper noun)
.
* 2009 , A Gate at the Stairs , Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-24946-6, page 162:
- When Noel' came, noisily bursting through the back door with buckets of cleansers and sponges, I introduced myself. "Just call me No''elle''," he said of himself. "When I was little they used to call me '''Noel''', ' Noel , the toilet bowl. Although now I have thought of painting that on the side of my van. It might be good for business? I don't know."
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Related terms
* Noele
* Noela
* Noeleen
* Noelle
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Anagrams
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'NOEL' is a common misspelling of 'NOEL'
The correct spelling of 'NOEL'
ends with the letters 'el'.
This incorrect spelling 'NOEL'
ends with the letters 'al'.
'NOEL' Spelling Rule
The endings '-el' and '-al' are often confused. The ending of
'NOEL' instead of
'NOEL' 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 'NOEL' not 'NOEL'
Alternative forms
*
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Etymology 2
From Noel in the sense of Christmas; given since Middle Ages to children born at Christmastide.
Proper noun
(
en-proper noun)
.
* 2009 , A Gate at the Stairs , Faber and Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-24946-6, page 162:
- When Noel' came, noisily bursting through the back door with buckets of cleansers and sponges, I introduced myself. "Just call me No''elle''," he said of himself. "When I was little they used to call me '''Noel''', ' Noel , the toilet bowl. Although now I have thought of painting that on the side of my van. It might be good for business? I don't know."
.
Related terms
* Noele
* Noela
* Noeleen
* Noelle
*
Anagrams
*
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