incel
/ˈɪn(ˌ)sɛl/noun, adjective
incel is spelled I-N-C-E-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, incel means “"Involuntary celibacy": the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of incel is incels.
How many letters and syllables are in incel?
| Letters | 5: I-N-C-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 incel?
Incel appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 incel?
- /ˈɪn(ˌ)sɛl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-incel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with incel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as incel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cline.
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 incel
- incels plural
- invcel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does incel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalrare"Involuntary celibacy": the state of being not sexually active despite wishing to be.
- 2
Someone (especially a man) who desires a sexual relationship but considers themselves unable to attract a partner; (often specifically), a member of an online subculture of people who identify in this way, often adopting resentful or misogynistic attitudes towards women as a result.
adjective
- 1
Not having sexual relations despite wishing to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Incel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense member of an online subculture unable to find a romantic or sexual partner:
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.