martel
/ˈmɑːtəl/noun
martel is spelled M-A-R-T-E-L: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, martel means “A hammer, especially a war hammer” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of martel is martels.
How many letters and syllables are in martel?
| Letters | 6: M-A-R-T-E-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 46,473rd 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 martel?
Martel appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 46,473rd 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 martel?
- UK /ˈmɑːtəl/
Martel has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-martel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with martel?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as martel (/ɑtəl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: armlet, malter, tramel.
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 martel
- martels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- marteling US, participle, present
- martelling UK, participle, present
- marteled US, participle, past
- martelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does martel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hammer, especially a war hammer.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo strike a blow with, or as with, a hammer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does martel come from?
From Middle English martel, from Old French martel m (modern French marteau m), from Late Latin martellus m, from Latin martulus m, a variant of marculus m (“small hammer”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).