waul
/wɔːl/verb
waul is spelled W-A-U-L: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, waul means “To wail, to cry plaintively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in waul?
| Letters | 4: W-A-U-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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).
How common is waul?
Waul appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 waul?
- /wɔːl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with waul
Sounds like: wall (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of waul
- wauls present, singular, he/she/it
- wauling participle, present
- wauled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does waul mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To wail, to cry plaintively.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does waul come from?
From Middle English wraulen, wrawlen (“cry like a cat; roar”). Compare Danish vræle, vråle, Swedish vråla (“to bellow; roar; howl; yell”). See also wrawl.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).