charlotte
char·lotte/ˈʃɑɹlət/noun
charlotte is spelled C-H-A-R-L-O-T-T-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (char·lotte). It appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, charlotte means “A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of charlotte is charlottes.
How many letters and syllables are in charlotte?
| Letters | 9: C-H-A-R-L-O-T-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: char·lotte |
| In writing | 17 times per million words; the 4,934th 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 charlotte?
Charlotte appears 17 times per million words in written English, the 4,934th 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 charlotte?
- UK /ˈʃɑːlət/
- US /ˈʃɑɹlət/
Charlotte has 2 syllables, split char·lotte in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-charlotte.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of charlotte
- charlottes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does charlotte mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard.
noun
- 1
A type of women's bonnet popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Charlotte in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense dessert consisting of sponge cake filled with fruit, and cream or custard:
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 charlotte come from?
Borrowed from French charlotte, or possibly from Middle English charlet, charlette (“dish made from eggs, meat, milk, etc.”), probably from Old French char laitée (“meat with milk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).