harl
/hɑːl/noun, verb
harl is spelled H-A-R-L: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Harl, the name). As a noun, harl means “A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of harl is harls.
How many letters and syllables are in harl?
| Letters | 4: H-A-R-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 harl?
Harl appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Harl, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce harl?
- /hɑːl/
Harl 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-harl.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of harl
- harls plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- harling participle, present
- harled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harl mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A fibre, especially a fibre of hemp or flax, or an individual fibre of a feather.
- 2
A barb, or barbs, of a fine large feather, as of a peacock or ostrich, used in dressing artificial flies.
- 3
ScotlandThe act of dragging.
- 4
A small quantity; a scraping of anything.
verb
- 1
To surface a building using a slurry of pebbles or stone chips which is then cured using a lime render.
- 2
ScotlandTo drag along the ground.
- 3
ScotlandTo drag oneself along.
- 4
To troll for fish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).