crowl
/kɹaʊl/noun
crowl is spelled C-R-O-W-L: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crowl means “A small person or creature; a dwarf or runt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crowl is crowls.
How many letters and syllables are in crowl?
| Letters | 5: C-R-O-W-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 crowl?
Crowl appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 crowl?
- /kɹaʊl/
Crowl has one syllable (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).
Forms of crowl
- crowls present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- crowling participle, present
- crowled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crowl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IrelandScotlandA small person or creature; a dwarf or runt.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo make a growling noise, as the stomach.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does crowl come from?
Unknown.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).