carina
/kəˈɹiːnə/noun
carina is spelled C-A-R-I-N-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Carina, the name). As a noun, carina means “A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carina is carinas or carinae.
How many letters and syllables are in carina?
| Letters | 6: C-A-R-I-N-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,320th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is carina?
Carina appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,320th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Carina, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce carina?
- /kəˈɹiːnə/
- /kəˈɹaɪnə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with carina?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as carina.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: arnica, acinar.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of carina
- carinas plural
- carinae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carina mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A longitudinal ridge or projection like the keel of a boat.
- 2
Part of a papilionaceous flower consisting of two petals, commonly united, which encloses the organs of fructification.
- 3
The keel of the glume of grasses.
- 4
The principal nerve of a sepal.
- 5
The keel of the breastbone of birds.
- 6
Any of several features that have a projecting central ridge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carina come from?
Borrowed from Latin carīna (“keel”). Doublet of careen and carene.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).