astragal
"astragal" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“astragal” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Synonym of anklebone: the bone forming the ball of the ankle joint.
Corpus desk
Index EN-astragal · astragal · English
astragal · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | astragal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “astragal” in English
Rare enough to double-check
astragal is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for astragal in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragalus. The correct English form is astragal, spelled A-S-T-R-A-G-A-L.
Definition
- 1Synonym of anklebone: the bone forming the ball of the ankle joint.
- 2A die, especially a four-sided die historically made from or in imitation of an ankle bone.
- 3A semicircular molding separating the architrave at the top or bottom of a column.
- 4A tool used to mold such features; similar tools used for connecting panes of glass in a window.
- 5A circular molding near the mouth of a cannon.
- 6Synonym of milkvetch: a plant of the genus Astragalus.
- 7A molding attached to double doors to prevent drafts.
- 8A bracket used to fix downpipes to the wall of a building.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how astragal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
For quotations using this term, see Citations:astragal.
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος (astrágalos). Doublet of astragalus.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.