roundel
/ˈɹaʊn.dəl/noun
roundel is spelled R-O-U-N-D-E-L: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, roundel means “Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of roundel is roundels.
How many letters and syllables are in roundel?
| Letters | 7: R-O-U-N-D-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 roundel?
Roundel appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 roundel?
- /ˈɹaʊn.dəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-roundel.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of roundel
- roundels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does roundel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Anything having a round form; a round figure; a circle.
the London Underground roundel
- 2
A roundelay or rondelay.
- 3
A small circular shield, sometimes not more than a foot in diameter, used by soldiers in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries.
- 4
A circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle.
- 5
A circular insignia painted on an aircraft to identify its nationality or service.
- 6
A bastion of a circular form.
- 7
IndiaobsoleteAn umbrella.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Roundel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense heraldry: a circular spot; a charge in the form of a small coloured circle:
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 roundel come from?
From Middle English roundel, rundel, rondel, from Old French rondel (“something round and flat”), a diminutive of rond (“round”). More at round.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).