tangled
/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/adjective, verb
tangled is spelled T-A-N-G-L-E-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, tangled means “Mixed up, interlaced” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tangled?
| Letters | 7: T-A-N-G-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.9 times per million words; the 15,798th 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 tangled?
Tangled appears 2.9 times per million words in written English, the 15,798th 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 tangled?
- /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/
Tangled 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-tangled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of tangled
- more tangled comparative
- most tangled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tangled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Mixed up, interlaced.
tangled knot
- 2
Intricate.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of tangle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).