alexandrine
/ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/noun
alexandrine is spelled A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-N-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, alexandrine means “A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of alexandrine is alexandrines.
How many letters and syllables are in alexandrine?
| Letters | 11: A-L-E-X-A-N-D-R-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st 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 alexandrine?
Alexandrine appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 alexandrine?
- /ˌælɪkˈsændriːn/
Alexandrine has 4 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)-NaomiAmethyst-alexandrine.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of alexandrine
- alexandrines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does alexandrine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A line of poetic meter having twelve syllables, usually divided into two or three equal parts.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Alexandria.
- 2
Of or relating to Alexander the Great.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Alexandria.
- 2
Ellipsis of Alexandrine parakeet.
- 3
Alternative letter-case form of alexandrine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Alexandrine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense line of a twelve-syllable poetic meter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | alexandrin |
| German | Alexandriner |
| Portuguese | alexandrino |
| Spanish | alejandrino |
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 alexandrine come from?
From Middle French alexandrin. So called from its use in old French poems on Alexander the Great (Roman d'Alexandre, c. 1177).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).