atheling
/ˈæðəlɪŋ/noun
atheling is spelled A-T-H-E-L-I-N-G: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, atheling means “A prince; especially, an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of atheling is athelings.
How many letters and syllables are in atheling?
| Letters | 8: A-T-H-E-L-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 atheling?
Atheling appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 atheling?
- /ˈæðəlɪŋ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of atheling
- athelings plural
- adeling
- aetheling
- ætheling
- etheling
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does atheling mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A prince; especially, an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does atheling come from?
From Middle English atheling, from Old English æþeling, from Proto-West Germanic *aþuling, from Proto-Germanic *aþulingaz. Doublet of edling. By surface analysis, athel + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).