carronade
/ˈkɛɹ.ənˌeɪd/noun
carronade is spelled C-A-R-R-O-N-A-D-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, carronade means “A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of carronade is carronades.
How many letters and syllables are in carronade?
| Letters | 9: C-A-R-R-O-N-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 carronade?
Carronade appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 carronade?
- US /ˈkɛɹ.ənˌeɪd/
- US /ˌkɛɹ.ənˈeɪd/
Carronade has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of carronade
- carronades plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does carronade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very short carriage gun used to fire a heavy shot for a limited range.
- 2
An exchange of artillery fire; a cannonade; a fusillade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does carronade come from?
First made at Carron in Scotland.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).