wintle
win·tle/ˈwɪntəl/verb
wintle is spelled W-I-N-T-L-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (win·tle). It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, wintle means “To wind, to reel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wintle?
| Letters | 6: W-I-N-T-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: win·tle |
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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 wintle?
Wintle appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 wintle?
- /ˈwɪntəl/
Wintle has 2 syllables, split win·tle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of wintle
- wintles present, singular, he/she/it
- wintling participle, present
- wintled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wintle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
ScotlandTo wind, to reel.
- 2
ScotlandTo stagger, to sway or rock.
- 3
ScotlandTo tumble, to capsize.
- 4
ScotlandTo wriggle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wintle come from?
Perhaps from a Flemish dialect of Dutch windtelen (“to reel”); compare wentelen.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).