Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

walleye

/wˈɔlˌaɪ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.56 in modern English

Syllables: wall-eye
IPA: /wˈɔlˌaɪ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.

noun

An unusually pale eye.

noun

A gamefish of species Sander vitreus, native to the Northern U.S. and Canada with pale, reflective eyes.

Etymology

Back-formation from walleyed.

Inflected Forms

walleyes (plural)

Phrases

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Synonyms

walleyed pike colored pike yellow pike pickerel Stizostedion vitreum jack salmon dory divergent strabismus exotropia

Questions

How do you pronounce walleye?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈɔlˌaɪ/.
What does walleye mean?: One or a pair of sideways-looking misaligned eyes.
Where does walleye come from?: Back-formation from walleyed.

How to pronounce walleye

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