crematorium
/kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/noun
crematorium is spelled C-R-E-M-A-T-O-R-I-U-M: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, crematorium means “A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of crematorium is crematoriums or crematoria.
How many letters and syllables are in crematorium?
| Letters | 11: C-R-E-M-A-T-O-R-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,943rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is crematorium?
Crematorium appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,943rd 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 crematorium?
- UK /kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/
- US /kɹɛməˈtɔːɹɪəm/
- US /kɹiːməˈtɔːɹi.əm/
Crematorium has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-crematorium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of crematorium
- crematoriums plural
- crematoria plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crematorium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place where the bodies of dead people are cremated.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crematorium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense place where dead bodies are cremated:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crématorium, crématoire |
| German | Krematorium |
| Portuguese | crematório |
| Spanish | crematorio |
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 crematorium come from?
Borrowed from New Latin cremātōrium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).