carcel
noun
carcel is spelled C-A-R-C-E-L: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carcel means “A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carcel is carcels.
How many letters and syllables are in carcel?
| Letters | 6: C-A-R-C-E-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 carcel?
Carcel appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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).
Forms of carcel
- carcels plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carcel mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A former unit to measure the intensity of light, approximately 9.74 candelas.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carcel come from?
Named after the inventor of the Carcel lamp.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).