mangel
man·gel/ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/noun
mangel is spelled M-A-N-G-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables (man·gel). It appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mangel means “The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners save for botanical origin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mangel is mangels.
How many letters and syllables are in mangel?
| Letters | 6: M-A-N-G-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: man·gel |
| In writing | about once in every 17 million words; the 125,655th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| 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 mangel?
Mangel appears about once in every 17 million words in written English, the 125,655th 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 mangel?
- /ˈmæŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmeɪ̯ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
- /ˈmɛ̃ŋ.ɡ(ə)l/
Mangel has 2 syllables, split man·gel in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with mangel
Sounds like: mangle (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with mangel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as mangel.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mangle, legman.
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 mangel
- mangels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mangel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sugar beet, which can be refined to equal cane sugar in all manners save for botanical origin.
- 2
A mangelwurzel, a plant of the beet family raised as cattle feed.
For many days the animals had nothing to eat but mangels.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).