annular
/ˈænjəlɚ/adjective
annular is spelled A-N-N-U-L-A-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, annular means “Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring: in the shape of an annulus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in annular?
| Letters | 7: A-N-N-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd 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 annular?
Annular appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 annular?
- UK /ˈænjələ/
- UK /ˈænjʊlə/
- US /ˈænjəlɚ/
Annular 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: En-us-annular.ogg, En-au-annular.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with annular?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as annular from its last stressed vowel (/ænjələɹ/):
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).
What does annular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to, or having the form of, a ring: in the shape of an annulus.
Near-synonyms: oval; round; toroid
- 2
Banded or marked with circles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Annular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the form of a ring:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | annulaire |
| German | ringförmig, kranzförmig |
| Portuguese | anular, anelar |
| Spanish | anular, anuloso |
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 annular come from?
From Latin ānulāris (“ring-shaped”); (possibly through French annulaire), from ānulus (“ring”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).