cavern
/ˈkæv.ɚn/noun, verb
cavern is spelled C-A-V-E-R-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cavern means “A large cave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cavern is caverns.
How many letters and syllables are in cavern?
| Letters | 6: C-A-V-E-R-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 cavern?
Cavern appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 cavern?
- UK /ˈkav.ən/
- UK /ˈkav.n̩/
- US /ˈkæv.ɚn/
Cavern has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cavern.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cavern?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as cavern from its last stressed vowel (/ævəɹn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: craven.
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 cavern
- caverns plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- caverning participle, present
- caverned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cavern mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large cave.
- 2
An underground chamber.
- 3
A large, dark place or space.
a dark cavern of a shop
verb
- 1
To form a cavern or deep depression in.
catacombs caverning the hillsides
- 2
To put into a cavern.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cavern in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | caverne, grotte |
| German | große Höhle, Grotte , Kaverne |
| Portuguese | caverna |
| Spanish | caverna |
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 cavern come from?
From Middle English caverne, borrowing from Old French caverne, from Latin caverna (“hollow, cavity, cave”), from cavus (“hollow, excavated, concave”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).