runkle
noun, verb
runkle is spelled R-U-N-K-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, runkle means “A wrinkle or crease” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of runkle is runkles.
How many letters and syllables are in runkle?
| Letters | 6: R-U-N-K-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 runkle?
Runkle appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 runkle?
Runkle 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 runkle
- runkles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- runkling participle, present
- runkled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does runkle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wrinkle or crease.
verb
- 1
To wrinkle or crease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does runkle come from?
From Middle English runkel (“wrinkle, crease”). Cognate with Scots runkil (“wrinkle, crease”). Of uncertain origin, perhaps from a diminutive ( + -le) of Old Norse *hrunka, hrukka (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Germanic *hrunkwǭ (“wrinkle”). The verb is from Middle English runklen (“to wrinkle”), from the noun. Compare also Old Swedish rynkia (whence Swedish rynka (“to wrinkle”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).