ankle
an·kle/ˈæŋ.kəl/noun, verb
ankle is spelled A-N-K-L-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (an·kle). It appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ankle means “The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ankle is ankles.
How many letters and syllables are in ankle?
| Letters | 5: A-N-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: an·kle |
| In writing | 9.3 times per million words; the 7,445th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is ankle?
Ankle appears 9.3 times per million words in written English, the 7,445th 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 ankle?
- UK /ˈæŋ.kəl/
- UK [ˈæŋ.kʰəl] ~ [ˈæŋ.kʰl̩]
- British /ˈaŋ.kəl/
Ankle has 2 syllables, split an·kle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ankle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ankle
- ankles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ankling participle, present
- ankled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ankle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The skeletal joint which connects the foot with the leg; the uppermost portion of the foot and lowermost portion of the leg, which contain this skeletal joint.
verb
- 1
slangTo walk.
- 2
To cyclically angle the foot at the ankle while pedaling, to maximize the amount of work applied to the pedal during each revolution.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ankle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense joint between foot and leg:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cheville |
| German | Knöchel, Fußknöchel |
| Portuguese | tornozelo |
| Spanish | tobillo |
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.