carrageenan
car·ra·geen·an/ˌkɛɹəˈɡinən/noun
carrageenan is spelled C-A-R-R-A-G-E-E-N-A-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables (car·ra·geen·an). It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carrageenan means “A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carrageenan is carrageenans.
How many letters and syllables are in carrageenan?
| Letters | 11: C-A-R-R-A-G-E-E-N-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: car·ra·geen·an |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th 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 carrageenan?
Carrageenan appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 carrageenan?
- US /ˌkɛɹəˈɡinən/
- UK /ˌkæɹəˈɡiːnən/
Carrageenan has 4 syllables, split car·ra·geen·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-carrageenan.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of carrageenan
- carrageenans plural
- carrageenin
- carragheenin
- carageenan
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carrageenan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A food additive made from a purified extract of red seaweed, commonly used as a thickening agent.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carrageenan in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Food additive made from extract of red seaweed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carraghénane |
| German | Carrageen |
| Spanish | carragenina |
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 carrageenan come from?
From carrageen + -an, an alternative form of -in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).