carnivalesque
adjective
carnivalesque is spelled C-A-R-N-I-V-A-L-E-S-Q-U-E: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, carnivalesque means “Resembling or characteristic of a carnival” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in carnivalesque?
| Letters | 13: C-A-R-N-I-V-A-L-E-S-Q-U-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 130,282nd 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 carnivalesque?
Carnivalesque appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 130,282nd 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 carnivalesque?
- UK
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Rho9998-carnivalesque.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carnivalesque
- more carnivalesque comparative
- most carnivalesque superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carnivalesque mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Resembling or characteristic of a carnival.
carnivalesque celebrations
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carnivalesque come from?
From carnival + -esque.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).