kotwal
noun
kotwal is spelled K-O-T-W-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kotwal means “The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kotwal is kotwals.
How many letters and syllables are in kotwal?
| Letters | 6: K-O-T-W-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 45 million words; the 206,808th 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 kotwal?
Kotwal appears about once in every 45 million words in written English, the 206,808th 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).
Forms of kotwal
- kotwals plural
- catwal
- cotwal
- cutwal
- cutwaul
- kutwal
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kotwal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The leader of a kot or fort in medieval India.
- 2
The local police chief or magistrate of a town or city in India or the East Indies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does kotwal come from?
Borrowed from Hindi कोतवाल (kotvāl); see there for more.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).