carreau
noun
carreau is spelled C-A-R-R-E-A-U: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carreau means “A Haitian unit of land, 100 square pas: roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carreau is carreaux.
How many letters and syllables are in carreau?
| Letters | 7: C-A-R-R-E-A-U |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 76 million words; the 275,970th 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 carreau?
Carreau appears about once in every 76 million words in written English, the 275,970th 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).
Forms of carreau
- carreaux plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carreau mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Haitian unit of land, 100 square pas: roughly 1.3 hectares or 3.2 acres.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carreau come from?
Borrowed from French carreau. Doublet of quarrel.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).