absinthe
/ˈæb.sɪnθ/noun
absinthe is spelled A-B-S-I-N-T-H-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, absinthe means “The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of absinthe is absinthes.
How many letters and syllables are in absinthe?
| Letters | 8: A-B-S-I-N-T-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,145th 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 absinthe?
Absinthe appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,145th 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 absinthe?
- /ˈæb.sɪnθ/
- /ˈæb.sænθ/
- /ˈæb.sæ̃θ/
Absinthe 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-absinthe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of absinthe
- absinthes plural
- absinth
- absynthe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does absinthe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
- 2
Bitterness; sorrow.
- 3
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
- 4
A moderate yellow green.
- 5
absinthe green
- 6
USSagebrush.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Absinthe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | armoise, absinthe |
| German | Wermut , Absinth, Wermutbranntwein |
| Portuguese | absinto |
| Spanish | ajenjo , absintio |
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.