carouse
/kəˈɹaʊz/verb, noun
carouse is spelled C-A-R-O-U-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, carouse means “To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in carouse?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 171,907th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is carouse?
Carouse appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 171,907th 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 carouse?
- US /kəˈɹaʊz/
Carouse 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-carouse.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with carouse?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as carouse from its last stressed vowel (/aʊz/):
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 carouse
- carouses present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- carousing participle, present
- caroused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To engage in a noisy or drunken social gathering.
We are all going to carouse at Brian's tonight.
- 2
To drink to excess.
If I survive this headache, I promise no more carousing at Brian’s.
noun
- 1
A large draught of liquor.
- 2
A drinking bout; a carousal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Gelage abhalten, eine Gasterei veranstalten, sinnlos besaufen , zechen, saufen, bechern |
| Spanish | farrear , embriagarse |
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 carouse come from?
From Middle French carousser (“to quaff, drink, swill”), from German gar aus (literally “all out, quite out”), from gar austrinken (“to drink up entirely, guzzle”). Compare German Garaus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).