toggle
/ˈtɑ.ɡəl/noun, verb
toggle is spelled T-O-G-G-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, toggle means “A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of toggle is toggles.
How many letters and syllables are in toggle?
| Letters | 6: T-O-G-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 25,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is toggle?
Toggle appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 25,751st 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 toggle?
- UK /ˈtɒɡ.əl/
- US /ˈtɑ.ɡəl/
- Australia /ˈtɔɡ.əl/
Toggle 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: En-us-toggle.ogg, En-au-toggle.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with toggle?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as toggle from its last stressed vowel (/ɑɡəl/):
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).
Forms of toggle
- toggles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- toggling participle, present
- toggled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does toggle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A wooden or metal pin, short rod, crosspiece or similar, fixed transversely in the eye of a rope or chain to be secured to any other loop, ring, or bight, e.g. a sea painter to a lifeboat.
- 2
A rod-shaped button bound with slack to the fabric.
- 3
A toggle switch.
- 4
An appliance for transmitting force at right angles to its direction.
- 5
A horizontal piece of wood that is placed on a door, flat, or other wooden structure, but is not on one of the edges of the structure.
- 6
A fastener that has flaps that align vertically to penetrate a surface and then spread out to secure the fastener in position, e.g. a molly bolt.
- 7
A loop of webbing or a dowel affixed to the end of the steering/brake lines of a parachute providing the pilot with a means of control.
verb
- 1
To alternate between two positions using a single switch or lever.
Clicking a button will alternately toggle its light on OR off.
- 2
To switch between alternate states.
toggle to lower/upper case
- 3
To fix like a toggle iron; to fix fast.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Toggle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cabillot , commuter , basculer |
| Spanish | cabilla , alternar, conmutar , trastrocar |
| German | umschalten nach, umschalten auf, einschalten |
| Portuguese | alternar |
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.