mangal
/ˈmæŋɡəl/noun
mangal is spelled M-A-N-G-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mangal means “A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mangal is mangals.
How many letters and syllables are in mangal?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-G-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 mangal?
Mangal appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 mangal?
- /ˈmæŋɡəl/
- /-ˌɡæl/
- /-ˌɡɑːl/
As a noun (“A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue…”): /mæŋˈɡæl/, /mɑŋ-/, /-ˈɡɑl/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mangal.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mangal2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mangal3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mangal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mangal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: lagman.
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 mangal
- mangals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mangal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A tropical and subtropical coastal intertidal swampland ecosystem characterized by mangroves or similar shrubs and trees.
- 2
A Middle Eastern-style barbecue (cookout), or the barbecue (grill; cooking apparatus) it is cooked on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mangal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 mangal come from?
From Portuguese mangal, from Portuguese mangue (“mangrove”) + Portuguese -al (“-al”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).