kraal
/kɹɑːl/noun, verb
kraal is spelled K-R-A-A-L: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kraal means “In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kraal is kraals.
How many letters and syllables are in kraal?
| Letters | 5: K-R-A-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 kraal?
Kraal appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 kraal?
- US /kɹɑːl/
- US /kɹɔːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-kraal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with kraal?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as kraal from its last stressed vowel (/ɑl/):
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 kraal
- kraals plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- kraaling participle, present
- kraaled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kraal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Central and Southern Africa, a small rural community.
- 2
In Central and Southern Africa, a rural village of huts surrounded by a stockade.
- 3
An enclosure for livestock.
verb
- 1
To enclose (livestock) within a kraal or stockade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kraal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense rural African community:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | kraal |
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 kraal come from?
From colonial Dutch kraal, from Portuguese curral. Doublet of corral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).