engrailed
adjective, noun
engrailed is spelled E-N-G-R-A-I-L-E-D: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, engrailed means “Having an edge or border indented with semicircles with points outwards (and convex part inwards)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in engrailed?
| Letters | 9: E-N-G-R-A-I-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 167,786th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is engrailed?
Engrailed appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 167,786th 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).
Forms of engrailed
- engraileds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does engrailed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having an edge or border indented with semicircles with points outwards (and convex part inwards).
noun
- 1
A European moth, Ectropis crepuscularia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Engrailed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense moth:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | boarmie crépusculaire |
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.