whorled
/woɹld/adjective
whorled is an adjective meaning “Formed from whorls; having whorls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-H-O-R-L-E-D, and it appears about once in every 18 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does whorled mean?
adjective
- 1
Formed from whorls; having whorls.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce whorled?
- UK /wɜːld/
- /ʍɜːld/
- US /woɹld/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of whorled
- more whorled comparative
- most whorled superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is whorled?
Whorled appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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).
Words people confuse with whorled
Sounds like: whirled, world (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Whorled in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense formed from whorls; having whorls:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | wirtelig |
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 whorled come from?
From whorl + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).