cartload
/ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/
"cartload" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cartload” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The amount that a cart can carry.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cartload · cartload · English
cartload · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cartload |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cartload” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
cartload is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkɑːt.ləʊd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for cartload, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load. The correct English form is cartload, spelled C-A-R-T-L-O-A-D.
Definition
- 1The amount that a cart can carry.
- 2Any large amount.
- 3A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how cartload appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
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.
The youngster put some cartloads of food into his bag and set out again.
Etymology
From Middle English cartlode, cartelode, equivalent to cart + load.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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