# toggle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɒɡ.əl/ · frequency rank #25,949

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
Of uncertain origin. Possible alteration of tug (“to pull”) + -le

## Easily confused with
- **tongue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toggle-vs-tongue)
- **topple** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/toggle-vs-topple)
- **tangle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tangle-vs-toggle)
- **tingle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tingle-vs-toggle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`otggle`, `tgogle`, `toggel`, `togglle`, `togle`, `toglge`, `ttoggle`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/toggle