tousle
/ˈtaʊ.zəl/verb, noun
tousle is spelled T-O-U-S-L-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, tousle means “To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in tousle?
| Letters | 6: T-O-U-S-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 tousle?
Tousle appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 tousle?
- /ˈtaʊ.zəl/
- /ˈtaʊ.səl/
- /ˈtɔs.əl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tousle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tousle?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as tousle.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: solute.
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 tousle
- tousles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- tousling participle, present
- tousled participle, past
- touzle
- toozle
- towsle
- towzle
- tussle
- tossle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tousle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put into disorder; to tumble; to touse; to muss.
noun
- 1
The action of ruffling or setting in disorder.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does tousle come from?
From Middle English touselen, equivalent to touse + -le. Cognate with German Low German tuseln, Bavarian zusseln, züsseln.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).