cartomancy
/ˈkɑɹtəˌmænsi/noun
cartomancy is spelled C-A-R-T-O-M-A-N-C-Y: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cartomancy means “Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in cartomancy?
| Letters | 10: C-A-R-T-O-M-A-N-C-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 cartomancy?
Cartomancy appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 cartomancy?
- /ˈkɑɹtəˌmænsi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cartomancy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does cartomancy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Fortune-telling using cards, as in tarot and Lenormand.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cartomancy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense fortune-telling using cards:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cartomancie |
| German | Kartenlegen, aus den Karten lesen. |
| Portuguese | cartomancia |
| Spanish | cartomancia |
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 cartomancy come from?
From carto- + -mancy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).