adytum
adyt·um/ˈædətəm/noun
adytum is spelled A-D-Y-T-U-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables (adyt·um). It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, adytum means “The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of adytum is adytums or adyta.
How many letters and syllables are in adytum?
| Letters | 6: A-D-Y-T-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: adyt·um |
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 adytum?
Adytum appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 adytum?
- UK /ˈadɪtəm/
- US /ˈædətəm/
- US [-ɾəm]
Adytum has 2 syllables, split adyt·um in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-adytum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of adytum
- adytums plural
- adyta plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adytum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The innermost sanctuary or shrine in a temple, from where oracles were given.
- 2
A private chamber; a sanctum.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adytum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense innermost sanctuary or shrine in an ancient temple:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | adyte, adytum, adyton |
| German | Allerheiligstes |
| Portuguese | ádito |
| Spanish | ádyton, áditon |
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 adytum come from?
Borrowed from Latin adytum, from Ancient Greek ἄδυτον (áduton, “innermost sanctuary; shrine”), inflected form of ἄδυτος (ádutos, “not to be entered”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).