cablegram
noun, verb
cablegram is spelled C-A-B-L-E-G-R-A-M: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cablegram means “A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cablegram is cablegrams.
How many letters and syllables are in cablegram?
| Letters | 9: C-A-B-L-E-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th 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 cablegram?
Cablegram appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 cablegram?
- US
Cablegram 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-cablegram.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cablegram
- cablegrams plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- cablegramming participle, present
- cablegrammed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cablegram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A telegram transmitted via a submarine cable.
verb
- 1
rareTo communicate by cablegram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cablegram come from?
From cable + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).