bacchanalia
/ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/noun
bacchanalia is spelled B-A-C-C-H-A-N-A-L-I-A: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bacchanalia means “Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bacchanalia is bacchanalias.
How many letters and syllables are in bacchanalia?
| Letters | 11: B-A-C-C-H-A-N-A-L-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th 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 bacchanalia?
Bacchanalia appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th 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 bacchanalia?
- /ˌbæk.əˈnɑː.lɪə/
Bacchanalia 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: En-us-bacchanalia.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bacchanalia
- bacchanalias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bacchanalia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any wild, orgiastic party or celebration.
noun
- 1
A feast or an orgy in honor of Bacchus.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of bacchanalia; a drunken feast; drunken revels; an orgy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bacchanalia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bacchanales |
| German | Bacchanal |
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 bacchanalia come from?
From Bacchanalia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).