Butlerian
adjective, noun
Butlerian is spelled B-U-T-L-E-R-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Butlerian means “Of or relating to Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic Victorian author” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Butlerian?
| Letters | 9: B-U-T-L-E-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 Butlerian?
Butlerian appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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).
Forms of Butlerian
- more Butlerian comparative
- most Butlerian superlative
- Butlerians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Butlerian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic Victorian author.
- 2
Of or relating to Judith Butler (born 1956), American philosopher focused on feminism, queer theory, and ethics.
noun
- 1
An advocate of a form of Lamarckism put forward by Samuel Butler and Ewald Hering
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Butlerian come from?
From Butler + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).