kringle
/ˈkɹɪŋɡəl/noun
kringle is spelled K-R-I-N-G-L-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, kringle means “A Scandinavian pastry, a variety of pretzel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of kringle is kringles.
How many letters and syllables are in kringle?
| Letters | 7: K-R-I-N-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 kringle?
Kringle appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 kringle?
- /ˈkɹɪŋɡəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-kringle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of kringle
- kringles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does kringle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Scandinavian pastry, a variety of pretzel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Kringle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a Scandinavian pastry, a variety of pretzel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kringel |
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 kringle come from?
From Danish kringle, ultimately from Old Norse kringla (“ring, circle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).