empanel
/ɪmˈpænəl/verb, noun
empanel is spelled E-M-P-A-N-E-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, empanel means “Alternative spelling of impanel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in empanel?
| Letters | 7: E-M-P-A-N-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 66 million words; the 255,765th 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 empanel?
Empanel appears about once in every 66 million words in written English, the 255,765th 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 empanel?
- /ɪmˈpænəl/
Empanel has 3 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).
Forms of empanel
- empanels present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- empaneling US, participle, present
- empanelling UK, participle, present
- empaneled US, participle, past
- empanelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does empanel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
Alternative spelling of impanel.
President Biden lent validity to the debate, if not to the idea [of expanding the Supreme Court] itself, by empaneling a commission to examine court expansion and other possible reforms such as term limits for justices.
noun
- 1
A list of jurors; a panel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does empanel come from?
The verb is from Middle English empanellen, from Anglo-Norman and Old French empaneller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).