culvert
/ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t/noun, verb
culvert is spelled C-U-L-V-E-R-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, culvert means “A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of culvert is culverts.
How many letters and syllables are in culvert?
| Letters | 7: C-U-L-V-E-R-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is culvert?
Culvert appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 culvert?
- /ˈkʌlvə(ɹ)t/
Culvert 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-culvert.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of culvert
- culverts plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- culverting participle, present
- culverted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does culvert mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A channel crossing under a road or railway for the draining of water.
verb
- 1
To channel (a stream of water) through a culvert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Culvert in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense channel for draining water:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ponceau, drain, buse |
| German | Düker |
| Portuguese | galeria de drenagem, passagem hidráulica |
| Spanish | cloaca, tajea |
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.