arcadia
/ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/noun
arcadia is spelled A-R-C-A-D-I-A: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, arcadia means “Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of arcadia is arcadias.
How many letters and syllables are in arcadia?
| Letters | 7: A-R-C-A-D-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 arcadia?
Arcadia appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 arcadia?
- US /ɑɹˈkeɪ.di.ə/
- UK /ɑːˈkeɪ.dɪ.ə/
Arcadia 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)-Vealhurl-Arcadia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of arcadia
- arcadias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arcadia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Arcadia.
noun
- 1
An ideal region of rural and idyllic contentment; a pastoral utopia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arcadia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 arcadia come from?
From Latin Arcadia, from Ancient Greek Ἀρκαδία (Arkadía). Not related to arcade.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).