chiliad
/ˈkɪl.iˌæd/noun
chiliad is spelled C-H-I-L-I-A-D: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, chiliad means “Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of chiliad is chiliads.
How many letters and syllables are in chiliad?
| Letters | 7: C-H-I-L-I-A-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 74 million words; the 272,462nd 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 chiliad?
Chiliad appears about once in every 74 million words in written English, the 272,462nd 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 chiliad?
- /ˈkɪl.iˌæd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of chiliad
- chiliads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does chiliad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Synonym of chiliarchy: a group of 1000 soldiers commanded by a chiliarch.
- 2
Synonym of millennium: a period of 1000 years.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Chiliad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | chiliade |
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 chiliad come from?
From Latin chilias (“the number 1000, a group of 1000 things”), possibly via French chiliade, from Ancient Greek χιλιάς (khiliás, “the number 1000, any large amount, a millennium”), from χῑ́λιοι (khī́lioi, “1000”) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, “-ad: forming collective nouns”). Equivalent to chilia- + -ad.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).