ringgit
/ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/noun
ringgit is spelled R-I-N-G-G-I-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ringgit means “The currency of Malaysia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ringgit is ringgits.
How many letters and syllables are in ringgit?
| Letters | 7: R-I-N-G-G-I-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th 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 ringgit?
Ringgit appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 ringgit?
- /ˈɹɪŋɡɪt/
Ringgit 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-ringgit.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ringgit
- ringgits plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ringgit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The currency of Malaysia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ringgit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense currency:
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 ringgit come from?
Unadapted borrowing from Malay ringgit (literally “jagged”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).