inglenook
in·gle·nook/ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/noun
inglenook is spelled I-N-G-L-E-N-O-O-K: 9 letters and 3 syllables (in·gle·nook). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inglenook means “A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inglenook is inglenooks.
How many letters and syllables are in inglenook?
| Letters | 9: I-N-G-L-E-N-O-O-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·gle·nook |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is inglenook?
Inglenook appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 inglenook?
- UK /ˈɪŋɡ(ə)lnʊk/
- US /ˈɪŋɡəlˌnʊk/
Inglenook has 3 syllables, split in·gle·nook in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-I_learned_some_phrases-inglenook.wav, En-us-inglenook.mp3, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of inglenook
- inglenooks plural
- ingle nook
- ingle-nook
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inglenook mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A nook or corner beside an open fireplace; a chimney corner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inglenook in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense nook or corner beside an open fireplace; chimney corner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kaminecke |
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 inglenook come from?
From ingle (“open fireplace”) + nook.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).