rundle

noun

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"rundle" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rundle” is uncommon English (frequency #61,087 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#61,087
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rundle · rundle · English

rundle · rank #61,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #61,087
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH Roxburgh

Nearest frequency peer: Roxburgh (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Frequency neighbourhood for “rundle”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rundle” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rundle
PropertyValue
Headwordrundle
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#61,087
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rundle” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).rundle lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rundle is uncommon English at frequency #61,087 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

rundle has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From round. Compare rondle, roundel. The correct English form is rundle, spelled R-U-N-D-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.
  2. 2
    A circle.
  3. 3
    A round object, a disk or ball.
  4. 4
    Something that rotates about an axis, such as a wheel or the drum of a capstan.
  5. 5
    Synonym of umbel.
  6. 6
    A cluster of leaves that radiate out from a central point, like the spokes of a wheel.
  7. 7
    One of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel.
  8. 8
    A runnel.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rundle appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. […] that mysterious ladder, whose foot being upon the earth, the top of it reached unto heaven, seen by Jacob in a vision, with angels ascending and descending on the rundles of it […]
  2. for I have observed that Wisdom many times gives a check to Confidence , which is the Scale and Rundle by which many climb up to the Pinacle;

Etymology

From round. Compare rondle, roundel.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rundle"?
"rundle" is spelled R-U-N-D-L-E.
What does "rundle" mean?
As a noun, "rundle" means: A round; a step of a ladder; a rung.
What is the origin of the word "rundle"?
From round. Compare rondle, roundel. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rundle", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list