Adonis
/əˈdɑn.ɪs/noun
Adonis is spelled A-D-O-N-I-S: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Adonis means “A beautiful man” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Adonis is Adonises or Adonides.
How many letters and syllables are in Adonis?
| Letters | 6: A-D-O-N-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th 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 Adonis?
Adonis appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th 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 Adonis?
- UK /əˈdəʊ.nɪs/
- UK /əˈdɒn.ɪs/
- US /əˈdɑn.ɪs/
Adonis has 3 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-Adonis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Adonis
- Adonises plural
- Adonides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Adonis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A beautiful man.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adonis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense beautiful man:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Adonis |
| Spanish | adonis |
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.
Where does Adonis come from?
From Ancient Greek Ἄδωνις (Ádōnis).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).