corral
cor·ral/kəˈɹæl/noun, verb
corral is spelled C-O-R-R-A-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (cor·ral). It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “coral vs corral” about 260 times a month (Google, United States). As a noun, corral means “An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of corral is corrals.
How many letters and syllables are in corral?
| Letters | 6: C-O-R-R-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: cor·ral |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 26,776th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is corral?
Corral appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 26,776th 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 corral?
- /kəˈɹæl/
- /kəˈɹɑːl/
Corral has 2 syllables, split cor·ral in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corral.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-corral.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with corral
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Also written: coral.
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of corral
- corrals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- corraling US, participle, present
- corralling UK, participle, present
- corraled US, participle, past
- corralled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corral mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
We had a small corral out back where we kept our pet llama.
- 2
An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
Please return the shopping carts to the corral.
- 3
A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.
The wagon train formed a corral to protect against Comanche attacks.
verb
- 1
To capture or round up.
Between us, we managed to corral the puppies in the kitchen.
- 2
To place inside of a corral.
After we corralled the last steer, we headed off to the chuck wagon for dinner.
- 3
To make a circle of vehicles, as of wagons so as to form a corral.
The cattle drivers corralled their wagons for the night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corral in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | corral |
| German | Einpferchung, Gehege, Viehhof, Viehpferch , Wagenburg |
| Portuguese | curral, cercado , encurralar |
| Spanish | corral, cortil, corraliza, ensenada, redil, telera |
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 corral come from?
From Spanish corral. Doublet of kraal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).