Bacchanalian
/ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/
"bacchanalian" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Bacchanalian” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bacchanalian · Bacchanalian · English
Bacchanalian · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "B" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Bacchanalian |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Bacchanalian” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Bacchanalian is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˌbækəˈneɪli.ən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Bacchanalian in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Bacchanalia + -an. The correct English form is Bacchanalian, spelled B-A-C-C-H-A-N-A-L-I-A-N.
Definition
- 1Of or pertaining to the festival of Bacchus, relating to or given to reveling and drunkenness.
- 2Of or resembling wild or unrestrained revelry.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Bacchanalian appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: bacchic, bacchian; Dionysiac, Dionysian; dionysiac, dionysian
Even Bacchanalian madness has its charms.
Etymology
From Bacchanalia + -an.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.