cachalot
/ˈkæ.ʃəˌloʊ/noun
cachalot is spelled C-A-C-H-A-L-O-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cachalot means “The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cachalot is cachalots.
How many letters and syllables are in cachalot?
| Letters | 8: C-A-C-H-A-L-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is cachalot?
Cachalot appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 cachalot?
- UK /ˈkaʃəlɒt/
- UK /ˈkaʃələʊ/
- US /ˈkæ.ʃəˌloʊ/
Cachalot has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-cachalot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of cachalot
- cachalots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cachalot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).