Croesus
/ˈkɹiːsəs/noun
Croesus is spelled C-R-O-E-S-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Croesus means “A rich person” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Croesus is Croesuses or Croesi.
How many letters and syllables are in Croesus?
| Letters | 7: C-R-O-E-S-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 Croesus?
Croesus appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 Croesus?
- /ˈkɹiːsəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: Croesus_US.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Croesus
- Croesuses plural
- Croesi plural
- Crœsus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Croesus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A rich person.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Croesus in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense figuratively: a rich person:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Krösus |
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 Croesus come from?
From Latin Croesus, from Ancient Greek Κροῖσος (Kroîsos), from Lydian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).