elysian
/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/adjective
elysian is spelled E-L-Y-S-I-A-N: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, elysian means “Alternative letter-case form of Elysian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in elysian?
| Letters | 7: E-L-Y-S-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 elysian?
Elysian appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 elysian?
- UK /ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/
- US /ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/
- US /ɪˈli.ʒən/
Elysian has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Elysian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with elysian?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as elysian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʒən/):
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).
What does elysian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
- 2
Blissful, happy, heavenly
noun
- 1
An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Elysian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to Elysium:
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 elysian come from?
From Latin Elysium (from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion, “Elysium; one of the Elysian Fields”)) + -an (adjective-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).