carillon
/ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/noun, verb
carillon is spelled C-A-R-I-L-L-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carillon means “A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carillon is carillons.
How many letters and syllables are in carillon?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-I-L-L-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 carillon?
Carillon appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 carillon?
- US /ˈkɛɹɪˌlɑn/
- UK /kəˈrɪljən/
Carillon has 3 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-carillon.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carillon
- carillons plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- carilloning US, participle, present
- carillonning UK, participle, present
- carilloned US, participle, past
- carillonned UK, participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carillon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A set of bells, often in a bell tower, sometimes operated by means of a keyboard (manual or pedal), originating from the Low Countries.
- 2
A tune adapted to be played by musical bells.
verb
- 1
To play a carillon.
- 2
To ring out like a carillon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carillon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a set of bells, often in a bell tower, originating from the Low Countries:
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.
Where does carillon come from?
Borrowed from French carillon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).