cauchemar
noun
cauchemar is spelled C-A-U-C-H-E-M-A-R: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cauchemar means “A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cauchemar is cauchemars.
How many letters and syllables are in cauchemar?
| Letters | 9: C-A-U-C-H-E-M-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 cauchemar?
Cauchemar appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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).
Forms of cauchemar
- cauchemars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cauchemar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A demon or witch in French folklore that drains a sleeping person's energy by night.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cauchemar come from?
Borrowed from French cauchemar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).