denarius
/dɪˈnɑɹi.əs/noun
denarius is spelled D-E-N-A-R-I-U-S: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, denarius means “A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of denarius is denarii or denariuses.
How many letters and syllables are in denarius?
| Letters | 8: D-E-N-A-R-I-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd 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 denarius?
Denarius appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 denarius?
- US /dɪˈnɑɹi.əs/
- UK /dɪˈnɑːɹɪ.əs/
- UK /dɪˈnɛəɹɪ.əs/
Denarius has 4 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-denarius.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of denarius
- denarii plural
- denariuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does denarius mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A small silver coin issued both during the Roman Republic and during the Roman Empire, equal to 10 asses or 4 sesterces. Roughly one day’s wage for a skilled worker.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate denarius?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of denarius: d..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Denarius in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense silver coin:
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 denarius come from?
Borrowed from Latin dēnārius. Doublet of denar, denier, dinar, diner, dinero, and dinheiro.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).