allodial
/əˈloʊ.di.əl/adjective, noun
allodial is spelled A-L-L-O-D-I-A-L: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, allodial means “Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in allodial?
| Letters | 8: A-L-L-O-D-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 allodial?
Allodial appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 allodial?
- UK /əˈləʊ.di.əl/
- US /əˈloʊ.di.əl/
Allodial 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)-Vealhurl-allodial.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of allodial
- allodials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does allodial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to land owned by someone absolutely, without any feudal obligations; held without acknowledgement of any superior; allodial title.
noun
- 1
Anything held allodially.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Allodial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense owned freely and clear of any encumbrances:
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 allodial come from?
From Middle French allodial, and its source, Latin allōdiālis (“held in freehold”), from allōdium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).