cajole
ca·jole/kəˈd͡ʒoʊl/verb, noun
cajole is spelled C-A-J-O-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ca·jole). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, cajole means “To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cajole?
| Letters | 6: C-A-J-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ca·jole |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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; 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 cajole?
Cajole appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 cajole?
- UK /kəˈdʒəʊl/
- US /kəˈd͡ʒoʊl/
Cajole has 2 syllables, split ca·jole in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cajole.ogg, En-au-cajole.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cajole?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cajole from its last stressed vowel (/oʊl/):
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 cajole
- cajoles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- cajoling participle, present
- cajoled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cajole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To persuade someone to do something which they are reluctant to do, especially by flattery or promises; to coax.
noun
- 1
The act of cajoling.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cajole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to encourage or persuade by effort:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | beschwatzen, verführen, dazu bringen, umgarnen, überreden, drängen |
| Portuguese | lisonjear, persuadir, adular, bajular |
| Spanish | engatusar, lisonjear, camelar, empaquetar, cantusar, encatusar |
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 cajole come from?
Borrowed from French cajoler, probably a blend of Middle French cageoler (“chatter like a jay”) (from gajole, dialectal diminutive of geai (“jaybird”)) + Old French gaioler (“entice into a cage”), which is from Medieval Latin gabiola, from Late Latin caveola (whence English caveola), diminutive of Latin cavea (“cage, coop, enclosure, stall”). More at cage, cave, cavum, cavus, and jail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).