cartouche
car·touche/kɑɹˈtuʃ/noun
cartouche is spelled C-A-R-T-O-U-C-H-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (car·touche). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cartouche means “An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cartouche is cartouches.
How many letters and syllables are in cartouche?
| Letters | 9: C-A-R-T-O-U-C-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: car·touche |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th 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; 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 cartouche?
Cartouche appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 cartouche?
- UK /kɑːˈtuːʃ/
- UK [kʰɑːˈtʰʊu̯ʃ]
- US /kɑɹˈtuʃ/
Cartouche has 2 syllables, split car·touche in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-cartouche.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cartouche?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cartouche from its last stressed vowel (/uʃ/):
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 cartouche
- cartouches plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cartouche mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ornamental figure, often on an oval shield.
- 2
An oval figure containing the characters of an important personal name, such as that of royal or divine people.
- 3
A decorative emblem on a globe or map.
- 4
A paper cartridge.
- 5
A wooden case filled with balls, to be shot from a cannon.
- 6
A gunner's bag for ammunition.
- 7
A military pass for a soldier on furlough.
- 8
A parchment disc placed on top of food to limit evaporation, or to prevent a skin forming on soups and stews.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cartouche in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 cartouche come from?
Borrowed from French cartouche, from Italian cartuccia, from carta, from Latin charta, from Ancient Greek χάρτης (khártēs). Doublet of cartridge.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).