carline
/ˈkɑɹlɪn/noun
carline is spelled C-A-R-L-I-N-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Carline, the name). As a noun, carline means “A woman; also, a hag or witch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carline is carlines.
How many letters and syllables are in carline?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 carline?
Carline appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Carline, 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 carline?
- US /ˈkɑɹlɪn/
- US /ˈkɛɹlɪn/
- UK /ˈkɑːlɪn/
As a noun (“A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building…”): /ˈkɑɹˌlaɪn/.
As a noun (“Carline thistle (Carlina spp.)”): /ˈkɑɹlɪn/, /ˈkɑːlɪn/.
Carline has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of carline
- carlines plural
- carlin
- carling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
ScotlandA woman; also, a hag or witch.
- 2
A line of automobiles awaiting access to the same building or similar location.
- 3
Carline thistle (Carlina spp.).
- 4
Alternative form of caroline (“an old silver Italian coin”).
- 5
Alternative form of carling (“deck planking”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carline come from?
From Old Norse karling, feminine of karl (“carl”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).