awol
/ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/adjective, noun
awol is spelled A-W-O-L: 4 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, awol means “Alternative letter-case form of AWOL” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in awol?
| Letters | 4: A-W-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 41,660th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 awol?
Awol appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 41,660th 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 awol?
- US /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/
- US /ˈeɪ̯.wɑl/
- /ˈʔɐ.wɔl/
Awol has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-AWOL.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with awol?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as awol from its last stressed vowel (/eɪwɔl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: alow.
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).
Forms of awol
- a.w.o.l.
- awols plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does awol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.
adjective
- 1
Absent without official leave (permission).
The Army had a lot of AWOL soldiers.
noun
- 1
Absence without proper authority from the properly appointed place of duty, or from unit, organization, or other place of duty at which one is required to be at the time prescribed.
- 2
A person who holds AWOL status.
- 3
Somebody who is absent without permission.
- 4
Someone or something missing.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of AWOL.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Awol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | absent sans autorisation, absent irrégulier, en absence irrégulière , absence irrégulière, ABSIR , porté disparu |
| German | unerlaubt abwesend, eigenmächtig abwesend, unentschuldigt fehlend , unerlaubte Entfernung f unerlaubte Entfernung von der Truppe, unerlaubte Abwesenheit, unerlaubte Abwesenheit von der Truppe |
| Portuguese | ausente sem permissão , desertor |
| Spanish | ausente sin permiso , ausente sin licencia, desertor, desertora |
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 awol come from?
Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).