quadrangle
quad·ran·gle/ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/noun
quadrangle is spelled Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-G-L-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables (quad·ran·gle). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quadrangle means “Synonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quadrangle is quadrangles.
How many letters and syllables are in quadrangle?
| Letters | 10: Q-U-A-D-R-A-N-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: quad·ran·gle |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th 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 quadrangle?
Quadrangle appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 quadrangle?
- UK /ˈkwɒd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/
- UK /ˈkwɒd.ɹaŋ.ɡəl/
- US /ˈkwɔd.ɹæŋ.ɡəl/
Quadrangle has 3 syllables, split quad·ran·gle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-quadrangle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quadrangle
- quadrangles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quadrangle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of quadrilateral (“a polygon with four sides”).
- 2
A courtyard which is quadrangular.
- 3
The buildings forming the border of such a courtyard.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quadrangle come from?
Inherited from Middle English quadrangle, borrowed from Old French quadrangle, from Late Latin quadrangulum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).