triangle

Other forms of triangle

plural

triangles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about triangle

What does triangle mean?

triangle means "a three-sided polygon". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in triangle?

triangle has 3 syllables: tri-an-gle. The stress falls on "tri". In IPA it is /ˈtɹaɪˌæŋɡəl/.

What is another word for triangle?

Close synonyms include trigon, trilateral, Triangulum. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is triangle a common word?

triangle is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with triangle?

1 word rhymes with triangle. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.