absinth
/ˈæb.sɪnθ/noun
absinth is spelled A-B-S-I-N-T-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, absinth means “Alternative form of absinthe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of absinth is absinths.
How many letters and syllables are in absinth?
| Letters | 7: A-B-S-I-N-T-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 absinth?
Absinth appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 absinth?
- UK /ˈæb.sɪnθ/
- US /ˈæb.sɪnθ/
Absinth has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-absinth.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of absinth
- absinths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does absinth mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of absinthe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).