howel
noun, verb
howel is spelled H-O-W-E-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Howel, the name). As a noun, howel means “A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of howel is howels.
How many letters and syllables are in howel?
| Letters | 5: H-O-W-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 howel?
Howel appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Howel, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What rhymes with howel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as howel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: whole.
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 howel
- howels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- howeling US, participle, present
- howelling UK, participle, present
- howeled US, participle, past
- howelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does howel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A plane-like tool used by coopers for smoothing and chamfering their work, especially the inside of casks.
verb
- 1
To smooth; to plane.
to howel a cask
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does howel come from?
From the same source as German Hobel. Related to Danish høvl and Swedish hyvel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).