curia
/ˈkjʊəriə/noun
curia is spelled C-U-R-I-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, curia means “Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of curia is curias or curiae.
How many letters and syllables are in curia?
| Letters | 5: C-U-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is curia?
Curia appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,368th 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 curia?
- /ˈkjʊəriə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with curia?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as curia.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: auric.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of curia
- curias plural
- curiae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does curia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome
- 2
The Roman senate during the republic
- 3
Any of several medieval councils or courts of justice
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Curia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any of the subdivisions of a tribe in ancient Rome:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | cúria |
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 curia come from?
Borrowed from Latin curia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).