canebrake
/ˈkeɪnbɹeɪk/noun
canebrake is spelled C-A-N-E-B-R-A-K-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canebrake means “A dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canebrake is canebrakes.
How many letters and syllables are in canebrake?
| Letters | 9: C-A-N-E-B-R-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 canebrake?
Canebrake appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 canebrake?
- /ˈkeɪnbɹeɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-canebrake.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-canebrake.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of canebrake
- canebrakes plural
- canebreak
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canebrake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA dense thicket of sugarcane, bamboo or similar plants.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does canebrake come from?
From cane + brake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).