Christadelphian
/ˌkrɪs.təˈdɛl.fɪ.ən/noun, adjective
Christadelphian is spelled C-H-R-I-S-T-A-D-E-L-P-H-I-A-N: 15 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Christadelphian means “A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Christadelphian is Christadelphians.
How many letters and syllables are in Christadelphian?
| Letters | 15: C-H-R-I-S-T-A-D-E-L-P-H-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 Christadelphian?
Christadelphian appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 Christadelphian?
- UK /ˌkrɪs.təˈdɛl.fɪ.ən/
Christadelphian has 5 syllables (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)-Scelultrix-Christadelphian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Christadelphian
- Christadelphians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Christadelphian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a particular nontrinitarian Christian denomination founded in the mid-19th century.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the Christadelphians.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Christadelphian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | christadelphe |
| German | Urchrist , christadelphianisch |
| Portuguese | cristadelfiano |
| Spanish | cristadelfiano |
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 Christadelphian come from?
Coined by English religious leader and founder of the Christadelphian movement John Thomas, from Ancient Greek Χριστός (Khristós, “Christ”) + ἀδελφός (adelphós, “brother”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).