impanel
verb
impanel is spelled I-M-P-A-N-E-L: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, impanel means “To enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of jurors) on a "panel" or official list” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in impanel?
| Letters | 7: I-M-P-A-N-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 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 impanel?
Impanel appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 impanel?
Impanel has 3 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).
What rhymes with impanel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as impanel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: maniple.
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 impanel
- impanels present, singular, he/she/it
- impaneling US, participle, present
- impanelling UK, participle, present
- impaneled US, participle, past
- impanelled UK, participle, past
- empanel
- empannel
- impannel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does impanel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To enrol (jurors), e.g. from a jury pool; to register (the names of jurors) on a "panel" or official list.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does impanel come from?
From Anglo-Norman empaneller.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).