acle
ac·le/ˈækli/noun
acle is spelled A-C-L-E: 4 letters and 2 syllables (ac·le). It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, acle means “A kind of ironwood tree (Xylia xylocarpa)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of acle is acles.
How many letters and syllables are in acle?
| Letters | 4: A-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ac·le |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is acle?
Acle appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce acle?
- /ˈækli/
Acle has 2 syllables, split ac·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with acle?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as acle.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lace, alec, alce.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of acle
- acles plural
- akle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does acle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of ironwood tree (Xylia xylocarpa).
- 2
The hard wood of this tree.
- 3
A Philippine timber tree (Albizia acle).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does acle come from?
Borrowed from Tagalog aklé.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).