pongal
noun
pongal is spelled P-O-N-G-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pongal means “A sweet or savoury Indian rice dish” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pongal is pongals.
How many letters and syllables are in pongal?
| Letters | 6: P-O-N-G-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 114,361st 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 pongal?
Pongal appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 114,361st 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).
Forms of pongal
- pongals plural
- pongali
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pongal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sweet or savoury Indian rice dish.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pongal come from?
Borrowed from Tamil பொங்கல் (poṅkal, literally “boiling, bubbling up”). Doublet of Pongal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).