Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tangled

/ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.46 in modern English

Syllables: tan-gled
IPA: /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Mixed up, interlaced.

adj

verb

simple past and past participle of tangle

Example Sentences

"tangled knot"
"Troubled, 'wilder'd, and forlorn, / Dark, benighted, travel-worn, / Over many a tangled spray, / All heart-broke I heard her say"
"That like a mighty river onward streams / In multitudinous channels ruthlessly, / Past tangled isles and barriers of sand"
"Lost inside a world I never belonged / Thinking that I knew my right from my wrong / Tangled in confusion feeling my way / Living in a shadow all shades of gray"

Inflected Forms

more tangled (comparative) most tangled (superlative)

Derived Forms

nontangled tangledly tangledness

Phrases

tangled nest spider tangled web what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive what tangled webs we weave when first we practice to deceive

Synonyms

byzantine convoluted involved knotty tortuous labyrinthine

Rhymes With

angled strangled entangled mangled spangled dangled fangled newfangled wrangled jangled wangled

Questions

How do you pronounce tangled?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtæŋ.ɡəld/.
What does tangled mean?: Mixed up, interlaced.

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