caravansary
ca·ra·vans·ary/ˌkɛɹəˈvænsəɹi/noun
caravansary is spelled C-A-R-A-V-A-N-S-A-R-Y: 11 letters and 4 syllables (ca·ra·vans·ary). It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caravansary means “Alternative spelling of caravanserai” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caravansary is caravansaries.
How many letters and syllables are in caravansary?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-A-V-A-N-S-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: ca·ra·vans·ary |
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 caravansary?
Caravansary appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 caravansary?
- UK /ˌkæɹəˈvænsəɹi/
- US /ˌkɛɹəˈvænsəɹi/
Caravansary has 4 syllables, split ca·ra·vans·ary in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of caravansary
- caravansaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caravansary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of caravanserai.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caravansary come from?
Anglicization of caravanserai, influenced by -ary, -ery (suffix denoting ‘place of’), as if meaning “place of caravans” by reanalysis as caravan + -s- (interfix) + -ary, -ery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).