carcanet
/ˈkɑɹkənɛt/obsolete
carcanet is spelled C-A-R-C-A-N-E-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carcanet means “A richly decorative collar” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carcanet is carcanets.
How many letters and syllables are in carcanet?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-C-A-N-E-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 carcanet?
Carcanet appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 carcanet?
- UK /ˈkɑːkənɛt/
- US /ˈkɑɹkənɛt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of carcanet
- carkanet
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carcanet mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA richly decorative collar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carcanet come from?
From French carcan + -et.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).