santal
/ˈsæntæl/noun
santal is spelled S-A-N-T-A-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, santal means “A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in santal?
| Letters | 6: S-A-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is santal?
Santal appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 santal?
- /ˈsæntæl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-santal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with santal?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as santal.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aslant.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does santal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A colourless crystalline substance, isomeric with piperonal, but having weak acid properties. It is extracted from sandalwood.
noun
- 1
A member of an aboriginal ethnic group living in what is now the eastern states of India, and Bangladesh and Nepal. They are a Munda people speaking the Santali language.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Santals.
Santal rebellion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does santal come from?
From taxonomic name Santalum (“genus of sandalwood”) + English -al (“aldehyde”). Compare santyl and santalol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).