Cluniac
noun, adjective
Cluniac is spelled C-L-U-N-I-A-C: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Cluniac means “A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine order, founded in 910 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Cluniac is Cluniacs.
How many letters and syllables are in Cluniac?
| Letters | 7: C-L-U-N-I-A-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 Cluniac?
Cluniac appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 Cluniac
- Cluniacs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cluniac mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A monk of the reformed branch of the Benedictine order, founded in 910 at Cluny (or Clugny) in France.
adjective
- 1
Relating to a reformed Benedictine monastic order founded at Cluny in eastern France.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cluniac in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Cluniac (monk):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Cluniazenser, Kluniazenser |
| Portuguese | cluniacense |
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 Cluniac come from?
From Cluny + -ac.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).