arcade
ar·cade/ɑɹˈkeɪd/noun, verb
arcade is spelled A-R-C-A-D-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (ar·cade). It appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arcade means “A row of arches” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arcade is arcades.
How many letters and syllables are in arcade?
| Letters | 6: A-R-C-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ar·cade |
| In writing | 5.4 times per million words; the 10,680th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is arcade?
Arcade appears 5.4 times per million words in written English, the 10,680th 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 arcade?
- US /ɑɹˈkeɪd/
- UK /ɑːˈkeɪd/
Arcade has 2 syllables, split ar·cade in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-arcade.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-arcade.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with arcade?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as arcade from its last stressed vowel (/eɪd/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of arcade
- arcades plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- arcading participle, present
- arcaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arcade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A row of arches.
- 2
A covered passage, usually with shops on both sides.
- 3
Clipping of amusement arcade.
verb
- 1
To cover (something) as with a series of arches.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arcade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | arcade , galerie marchande |
| German | Arkade , Laube |
| Portuguese | arcada , galeria |
| Spanish | arcada , galería, galería comercial |
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 arcade come from?
Unadapted borrowing from French arcade, from Italian arcata (“the arch of a bridge”), from Latin arcus (“an arc”). Not etymologically related to Arcadia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).