attal
verb
attal is spelled A-T-T-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, attal means “Alternative form of ettle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attal?
| Letters | 5: A-T-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 attal?
Attal appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Forms of attal
- attals present, singular, he/she/it
- attaling US, participle, present
- attalling UK, participle, present
- attaled US, participle, past
- attalled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does attal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative form of ettle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does attal come from?
From Middle English atlien, ahtlien, from Old Norse ǽtla (“to intend, think, purpose”). More at ettle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).