Angolan
/æŋˈɡoʊlən/adjective, noun
Angolan is spelled A-N-G-O-L-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Angolan means “Of, from, or pertaining to Angola or the Angolan people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Angolan?
| Letters | 7: A-N-G-O-L-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,363rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 Angolan?
Angolan appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,363rd 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 Angolan?
- UK /æŋˈɡəʊlən/
- US /æŋˈɡoʊlən/
Angolan has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Angolan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Angolan?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Angolan from its last stressed vowel (/oʊlən/):
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 Angolan
- Angolans plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Angolan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Angola or the Angolan people.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Angola.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Angolan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | angolais, angolaise , Angolais, Angolaise |
| German | angolanisch , Angolaner, Angolanerin |
| Portuguese | angola, angolano, angolense |
| Spanish | angoleño , angoleña |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Angolan come from?
From Angola + -n.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).