mingle
/ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/verb, noun
mingle is spelled M-I-N-G-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, mingle means “To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in mingle?
| Letters | 6: M-I-N-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is mingle?
Mingle appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,073rd 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 mingle?
- /ˈmɪŋ.ɡəl/
Mingle 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)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-mingle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of mingle
- mingles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- mingling participle, present
- mingled participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mingle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To intermix; to combine or join, as an individual or part, with other parts, but commonly so as to be distinguishable in the product.
- 2
To associate or unite in a figurative way, or by ties of relationship.
- 3
To cause or allow to intermarry.
- 4
To intermarry.
- 5
To deprive of purity by mixture; to contaminate.
- 6
To make or prepare by mixing the ingredients of.
- 7
obsoleteTo put together; to join.
- 8
To become mixed or blended.
noun
- 1
The act of informally meeting numerous people in a group.
- 2
obsoleteA mixture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Mingle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To mix; to intermix; to combine or join:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mélanger |
| German | vermischen, vermengen, untermischen |
| Portuguese | misturar |
| Spanish | mezclar, entremezclar, mixturar, mesclar (disused), entreverar |
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 mingle come from?
From earlier mingil, mengle, from Middle English menglen, equivalent to ming + -le. Cognate with Dutch mengelen (“to mingle, mix”), German mengen (“to mingle, mix”). More at ming.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).