cumulant
noun
cumulant is spelled C-U-M-U-L-A-N-T: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cumulant means “Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cumulant is cumulants.
How many letters and syllables are in cumulant?
| Letters | 8: C-U-M-U-L-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 62 million words; the 246,401st 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 cumulant?
Cumulant appears about once in every 62 million words in written English, the 246,401st 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 cumulant
- cumulants plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cumulant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of a set of parameters of a one-dimensional probability distribution of a certain form
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cumulant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Kumulante |
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.