carbone
/ˈkɑː(ɹ)bən/obsolete
carbone is spelled C-A-R-B-O-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, carbone means “To broil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in carbone?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-B-O-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 60,838th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is carbone?
Carbone appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 60,838th 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 carbone?
- /ˈkɑː(ɹ)bən/
Carbone has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Words people confuse with carbone
Also written: carbon.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of carbone
- carbones present, singular, he/she/it
- carboning participle, present
- carboned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carbone mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo broil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).