absinthium
/æbˈsɪn.θi.m̩/noun
absinthium is spelled A-B-S-I-N-T-H-I-U-M: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, absinthium means “The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in absinthium?
| Letters | 10: A-B-S-I-N-T-H-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 absinthium?
Absinthium appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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 absinthium?
- US /æbˈsɪn.θi.m̩/
Absinthium has 4 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)-Persent101-absinthium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does absinthium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicCommon wormwood (Artemisia absinthium), an intensely bitter herb used in the production of absinthe and vermouth, and as a tonic.
- 2
The dried leaves and flowering tops of the wormwood plant.
- 3
absinthe oil
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does absinthium come from?
From Middle English absinthium, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion). Doublet of absinthe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).