carbene
/ˈkɑɹ.bin/noun
carbene is spelled C-A-R-B-E-N-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carbene means “Any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carbene is carbenes.
How many letters and syllables are in carbene?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-B-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like |
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 carbene?
Carbene appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 carbene?
- /ˈkɑɹ.bin/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-carbene.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with carbene
Sounds like: carbine (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of carbene
- carbenes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carbene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any short-lived, reactive species R₂C:, especially the parent compound CH₂: (also called methylene).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carbene in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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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.