cartload
/ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/noun
cartload is spelled C-A-R-T-L-O-A-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cartload means “The amount that a cart can carry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cartload is cartloads.
How many letters and syllables are in cartload?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-T-L-O-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 cartload?
Cartload appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 cartload?
- UK /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/
- US /ˈkɑɹt.loʊd/
Cartload has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cartload
- cartloads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cartload mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The amount that a cart can carry.
Two days of skirmishing outside the town were followed by a bold sortie headed by a dervish; and, as the result of this affair, a cartload of heads was sent as trophies to Constantinople.
- 2
Any large amount.
- 3
A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cartload in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the amount that a cart can carry:
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 cartload come from?
From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).