Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

carlene

/kˈɑɹlˌin/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.18 in modern English

Syllables: car-lene
IPA: /kˈɑɹlˌin/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A female given name from the Germanic languages.

Etymology

A 20th-century coinage from Carl and the ending -ene, -lene, as in Marlene and Charlene.

Rhymes With

marlene arlene darlene sharlene darleen

Questions

How do you pronounce carlene?: The recorded pronunciation is /kˈɑɹlˌin/.
What does carlene mean?: A female given name from the Germanic languages.
Where does carlene come from?: A 20th-century coinage from Carl and the ending -ene, -lene, as in Marlene and Charlene.

How to pronounce carlene

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