carotenoid
/kəˈɹɑtɪˌnɔɪd/noun, adjective
carotenoid is spelled C-A-R-O-T-E-N-O-I-D: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carotenoid means “Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carotenoid is carotenoids.
How many letters and syllables are in carotenoid?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-O-T-E-N-O-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 carotenoid?
Carotenoid appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 carotenoid?
- UK /kəˈɹɒtɪˌnɔɪd/
- UK /ˈkæɹətɪˌnɔɪd/
- US /kəˈɹɑtɪˌnɔɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with carotenoid?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as carotenoid (/ɑtɪnɔɪd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: coordinate, decoration.
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 carotenoid
- carotenoids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carotenoid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a class of yellow to red organic pigments including the carotenes and xanthophylls.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to such a class of pigments.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carotenoid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense class of organic compounds:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caroténoïde |
| German | Karotinoid, Carotinoid |
| Portuguese | carotenoide |
| Spanish | carotenoide |
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.
Where does carotenoid come from?
From carotene + -oid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).