argal
/ˈɑːɹɡəl/adverb, noun
argal is spelled A-R-G-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, argal means “thus, therefore” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in argal?
| Letters | 5: A-R-G-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 argal?
Argal appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 argal?
- /ˈɑːɹɡəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of argal
- argals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does argal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
thus, therefore
noun
- 1
crude tartar.
- 2
An argali (species of sheep, ammon ovis from the subfamily caprinae from family bovidae).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does argal come from?
A corruption of the Latin ergō (“therefore, thus”) by William Shakespeare for The Gravedigger in his famous play, Hamlet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).