canticle
/ˈkæntɪkəl/noun
canticle is spelled C-A-N-T-I-C-L-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, canticle means “A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of canticle is canticles.
How many letters and syllables are in canticle?
| Letters | 8: C-A-N-T-I-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 83,271st 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 canticle?
Canticle appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 83,271st 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 canticle?
- /ˈkæntɪkəl/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-canticle.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of canticle
- canticles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does canticle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical text.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Canticle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a chant, hymn or song, especially a nonmetrical one, with words from a biblical :
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cantique |
| German | Canticum, Cantica, Kirchenlied |
| Portuguese | cântico |
| Spanish | cántico |
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 canticle come from?
From Latin canticulum, diminutive of cantus (“song”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).