rondel
noun
rondel is spelled R-O-N-D-E-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rondel means “A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rondel is rondels.
How many letters and syllables are in rondel?
| Letters | 6: R-O-N-D-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 40 million words; the 194,306th 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 rondel?
Rondel appears about once in every 40 million words in written English, the 194,306th 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 rondel
- rondels plural
- rondelle
- roundel
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rondel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A metric form of verse using two rhymes, usually fourteen 8- to 10-syllable lines in three stanzas, with the first lines of the first stanza returning as refrain of the next two.
- 2
The verse form rondeau.
- 3
A rondelle, (small) circular object.
- 4
A long thin medieval dagger with a circular guard and a circular pommel (hence the name).
- 5
A small round tower erected at the foot of a bastion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rondel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense long thin medieval dagger:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | dague à rouelles |
| German | Scheibendolch |
| Spanish | daga rondel |
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 rondel come from?
From Middle English rondel, from Old French rondel, a diminutive of ronde, the feminine of ront, reont (“round (in shape)”), from Latin rotundus (“round, circular; spherical”), related to rota (“wheel”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).