dictums
dic·tums/ˈdɪk.təmz/noun
dictums is spelled D-I-C-T-U-M-S: 7 letters and 2 syllables (dic·tums). It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dictums means “Alternative form of dicta, plural of dictum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dictums?
| Letters | 7: D-I-C-T-U-M-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: dic·tums |
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 dictums?
Dictums appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 dictums?
- /ˈdɪk.təmz/
Dictums has 2 syllables, split dic·tums in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dictums mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of dicta, plural of dictum
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).