Aurignacian
/ˌɔɹɪnˈjeɪʃən/adjective, noun
Aurignacian is spelled A-U-R-I-G-N-A-C-I-A-N: 11 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Aurignacian means “From or pertaining to a culture of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Europe and southwest Asia from circa 45,000 to 35,000 years ago, known from…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Aurignacian?
| Letters | 11: A-U-R-I-G-N-A-C-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 155,937th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Aurignacian?
Aurignacian appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 155,937th 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 Aurignacian?
- US /ˌɔɹɪnˈjeɪʃən/
- US /ˌɑɹ-/
- US /oʊɹ-/
Aurignacian has one syllable (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)-Sapaa-Aurignacian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Aurignacian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Aurignacian from its last stressed vowel (/eɪʃən/):
- situation
- association
- population
- administration
- operation
- organization
- application
- location
- generation
- foundation
- conversation
- investigation
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Aurignacian
- Aurignacians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Aurignacian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
From or pertaining to a culture of the Upper Paleolithic, located in Europe and southwest Asia from circa 45,000 to 35,000 years ago, known from archaeological remains.
noun
- 1
A member of the Aurignacian culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Aurignacian come from?
From Aurignac + -ian, after the French town of Aurignac, where remains from the culture were found.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).