wrangling
/ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/noun, verb
wrangling is spelled W-R-A-N-G-L-I-N-G: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, wrangling means “contention; gainstriving” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of wrangling is wranglings.
How many letters and syllables are in wrangling?
| Letters | 9: W-R-A-N-G-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,663rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is wrangling?
Wrangling appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,663rd 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 wrangling?
- UK /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/
- UK /ˈɹæŋ.ɡlɪŋ/
- US /ˈɹæŋ.ɡə.lɪŋ/
Wrangling has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-wrangling.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of wrangling
- wranglings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wrangling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
contention; gainstriving
- 2
dispute; disputation; quarreling
- 3
a dispute; a contentious argument; a brawl
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of wrangle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wrangling come from?
From Middle English wranglyng, wranglinge, equivalent to wrangle + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).