jingle
jing·le/ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/noun, verb
jingle is spelled J-I-N-G-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (jing·le). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jingle means “The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of jingle is jingles.
How many letters and syllables are in jingle?
| Letters | 6: J-I-N-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: jing·le |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 jingle?
Jingle appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 jingle?
- UK /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡl̩/
- US /ˈd͡ʒɪŋɡ(ə)l/
Jingle has 2 syllables, split jing·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-jingle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with jingle?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as jingle from its last stressed vowel (/ɪŋɡl/):
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 jingle
- jingles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- gingle
- jingling participle, present
- jingled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jingle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sound of metal or glass clattering against itself.
He heard the jingle of her keys in the door and turned off the screen.
- 2
A small piece of metal attached to a musical instrument, such as a tambourine, so as to make a jangling sound when the instrument is played.
Her tambourine didn't come with any jingles attached.
- 3
A memorable short song, or in some cases a snippet of a popular song with its lyrics modified, used for the purposes of advertising a product or service in a TV or radio commercial.
That used-car dealership's jingle has been stuck in my head since we heard that song.
- 4
A carriage drawn by horses.
- 5
slangA brief telephone call.
Give me a jingle when you find out something.
- 6
A jingle shell.
- 7
slangCoin money.
- 8
slangPee, urine.
verb
- 1
To make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
The beads jingled as she walked.
- 2
To cause to make a noise of metal or glass clattering against itself.
She jingled the beads as she walked.
- 3
datedTo rhyme or sound with a jingling effect.
- 4
colloquialTo pee, to urinate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jingle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | tintineo, retintín , sintonía, cancioncilla |
| French | sonal |
| German | Jingle |
| Portuguese | jingle |
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 jingle come from?
The verb, which is older than the noun, is from Middle English gyngle. Onomatopoeic; compare jangle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).