ridgepole
/ˈɹɪdʒˌpoʊl/noun
ridgepole is spelled R-I-D-G-E-P-O-L-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ridgepole means “A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ridgepole is ridgepoles.
How many letters and syllables are in ridgepole?
| Letters | 9: R-I-D-G-E-P-O-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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; 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 ridgepole?
Ridgepole appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 ridgepole?
- UK /ˈɹɪdʒpəʊl/
- US /ˈɹɪdʒˌpoʊl/
Ridgepole has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ridgepole?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ridgepole (/ɪdʒpoʊl/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: pergolide.
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 ridgepole
- ridgepoles plural
- ridge pole
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ridgepole mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A beam along the ridge of a roof to which the rafters are attached.
- 2
A horizontal pole that supports the roof of a ridge tent .
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ridgepole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beam supporting rafters:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | panne faîtière |
| German | Firstbalken |
| Portuguese | viga |
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 ridgepole come from?
From ridge + pole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).