Carthaginian
/ˌkɑɹθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/adjective, noun
Carthaginian is spelled C-A-R-T-H-A-G-I-N-I-A-N: 12 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Carthaginian means “Of or pertaining to Carthage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Carthaginian?
| Letters | 12: C-A-R-T-H-A-G-I-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 Carthaginian?
Carthaginian appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 Carthaginian?
- US /ˌkɑɹθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/
- UK /ˌkɑːθəˈd͡ʒɪniən/
Carthaginian has 5 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-Carthaginian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Carthaginian?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Carthaginian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪniən/):
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 Carthaginian
- Carthaginians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Carthaginian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Carthage.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Carthage.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Carthaginian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | carthaginois |
| German | karthagisch, punisch , Karthager, Karthagerin |
| Portuguese | cartaginês, púnico, cartaginense |
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 Carthaginian come from?
Latin carthāginiānus, from Carthāgō + -iānus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).