cabriolet
/kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/noun
cabriolet is spelled C-A-B-R-I-O-L-E-T: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cabriolet means “An automobile with a retractable top” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cabriolet is cabriolets.
How many letters and syllables are in cabriolet?
| Letters | 9: C-A-B-R-I-O-L-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 cabriolet?
Cabriolet appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 cabriolet?
- /kæ.bɹi.əˈleɪ/
Cabriolet has 4 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)-Vealhurl-cabriolet.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cabriolet
- cabriolets plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cabriolet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An automobile with a retractable top.
- 2
A light two- or four-wheeled carriage with a folding top, pulled by a single horse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cabriolet in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cabriolet |
| German | Cabrio, Cabriolet, Kabriolett , Kalesche |
| Portuguese | conversível , cabriolé |
| Spanish | convertible, descapotable, cabriolé, cabriolet |
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 cabriolet come from?
Borrowed from French cabriolet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).