campanile
cam·pa·ni·le/kæmpəˈniːleɪ/noun
campanile is spelled C-A-M-P-A-N-I-L-E: 9 letters and 4 syllables (cam·pa·ni·le). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, campanile means “A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of campanile is campaniles or campanili.
How many letters and syllables are in campanile?
| Letters | 9: C-A-M-P-A-N-I-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: cam·pa·ni·le |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 campanile?
Campanile appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 campanile?
- UK /kæmpəˈniːleɪ/
- UK /ˈkæmpənɪl/
- UK /-aɪl/
Campanile has 4 syllables, split cam·pa·ni·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-campanile.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of campanile
- campaniles plural
- campanili plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does campanile mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bell tower (especially one that is freestanding), often associated with a church or other public building, especially in Italy.
The Leaning Tower of Pisa is a campanile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Campanile in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense bell tower, especially in Italy – see also bell tower:
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 campanile come from?
Borrowed from Italian campanile (“bell tower, belfry”), from campana (“bell”) + -ile (suffix forming nouns indicating locations that host animals or objects).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).