extol
/ɪkˈstoʊl/verb
extol is spelled E-X-T-O-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, extol means “To praise; to make high” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in extol?
| Letters | 5: E-X-T-O-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 66,686th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is extol?
Extol appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 66,686th 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 extol?
- UK /ɪkˈstəʊl/
- UK /ɪkˈstɒl/
- US /ɪkˈstoʊl/
Extol 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-extol.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with extol?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as extol from its last stressed vowel (/oʊl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of extol
- extols present, singular, he/she/it
- extolling participle, present
- extolled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does extol mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To praise; to make high.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Extol in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to praise; to make high:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | louer, faire l'éloge de |
| German | preisen |
| Portuguese | elogiar, enaltecer |
| Spanish | alabar, elogiar, loar, enaltecer, ensalzar, entronizar |
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 extol come from?
Borrowed from Latin extollō (“elevate, raise high”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).