crewel
/ˈkɹuː.əl/noun, verb
crewel is spelled C-R-E-W-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crewel means “Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crewel is crewels.
How many letters and syllables are in crewel?
| Letters | 6: C-R-E-W-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 29 million words; the 163,711th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is crewel?
Crewel appears about once in every 29 million words in written English, the 163,711th 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 crewel?
- /ˈkɹuː.əl/
- /ˈkɹuːl/
Crewel 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).
Words people confuse with crewel
Sounds like: cruel (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of crewel
- crewels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cruel
- creweling US, participle, present
- crewelling UK, participle, present
- creweled US, participle, past
- crewelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crewel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Worsted yarn, slackly twisted, used for embroidery.
verb
- 1
To make (embroidery) using the crewel method.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crewel come from?
Of unknown origin; earlier forms include crule, crewle, and croole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).