ringle
/ɹɪŋɡl̩/noun
ringle is a noun meaning “A CD single which includes a shortened ringtone version” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-I-N-G-L-E and has 2 syllables, and it appears about once in every 27 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of ringle is ringles.
What does ringle mean?
noun
- 1
A CD single which includes a shortened ringtone version.
- 2
obsoleteA metal ring.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo fit or attach a ringle to.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce ringle?
- /ɹɪŋɡl̩/
Ringle 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).
Forms of ringle
- ringles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- ringling participle, present
- ringled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is ringle?
Ringle appears about once in every 27 million words in written English, the 157,761st 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).
Where does ringle come from?
Blend of ringtone + single. Coined by Sony BMG Music Entertainment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).