carling
/ˈkɑːlɪŋ/noun
carling is spelled C-A-R-L-I-N-G: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carling means “Alternative form of carline (“old woman”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carling is carlings.
How many letters and syllables are in carling?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 51,738th 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 carling?
Carling appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 51,738th 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 carling?
- UK /ˈkɑːlɪŋ/
Carling has 2 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).
Words people confuse with carling
Also written: carlin.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of carling
- carlings plural
- carlin
- carl
- carle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of carline (“old woman”).
- 2
A piece of squared timber fitted fore-and-aft between the deck beams of a wooden ship to provide support for the deck planking.
- 3
A cultivar of field pea or maple pea, dried, soaked, boiled, then fried.
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Caroling (“a descendant of Charles Martel; a Carolingian”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carling come from?
See carline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).