gharial
/ˈɡɛɹ.i.əl/noun
gharial is spelled G-H-A-R-I-A-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gharial means “A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gharial is gharials.
How many letters and syllables are in gharial?
| Letters | 7: G-H-A-R-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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; 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 gharial?
Gharial appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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 gharial?
- UK /ˈɡɛə.ɹi.əl/
- US /ˈɡɛɹ.i.əl/
Gharial has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-gharial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with gharial?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as gharial from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiəl/):
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 gharial
- gharials plural
- gavial
- gharrial
- ghavial
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gharial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A crocodilian of species Gavialis gangeticus, of the family Gavialidae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gharial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense crocodilian of genus Gavialis:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | gavial du Gange, gavial |
| German | Gangesgavial, Gharial, Gavial |
| Portuguese | gavial |
| Spanish | gavial |
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 gharial come from?
From Hindi घड़ियाल (ghaṛiyāl). Doublet of gavial.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).