caroling
/ˈkæɹəlɪŋ/noun, verb
caroling is spelled C-A-R-O-L-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caroling means “A singing of carols” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caroling is carolings.
How many letters and syllables are in caroling?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-O-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 92,628th 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 caroling?
Caroling appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 92,628th 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 caroling?
- UK /ˈkæɹəlɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-caroling.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of caroling
- carolings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caroling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A singing of carols.
verb
- 1
USpresent participle and gerund of carol
noun
- 1
A descendant of Charles Martel; a Carolingian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caroling in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense descendant of Charles Martel:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Carolinge |
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.