timbrel
/ˈtɪmbɹəl/noun, verb
timbrel is a noun meaning “An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled T-I-M-B-R-E-L, and it appears about once in every 59 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data). The plural of timbrel is timbrels.
What does timbrel mean?
noun
- 1
An ancient percussion instrument rather like a simple tambourine.
verb
- 1
To play the timbrel.
- 2
To accompany with the sound of the timbrel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce timbrel?
- /ˈtɪmbɹəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of timbrel
- timbrels plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- timbreling US, participle, present
- timbrelling UK, participle, present
- timbreled US, participle, past
- timbrelled UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is timbrel?
Timbrel appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
Timbrel in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a tambourine like percussion musical instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tambourin |
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 timbrel come from?
Diminutive of Old French timbre, from Latin tympanum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).