enchiridion
en·chi·ri·di·on/ˌɛn.kaɪˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/obsolete
enchiridion is spelled E-N-C-H-I-R-I-D-I-O-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables (en·chi·ri·di·on). It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, enchiridion means “A handbook or manual” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of enchiridion is enchiridions or enchiridia.
How many letters and syllables are in enchiridion?
| Letters | 11: E-N-C-H-I-R-I-D-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: en·chi·ri·di·on |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 enchiridion?
Enchiridion appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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 enchiridion?
- UK /ˌɛn.kaɪˈɹɪ.dɪ.ən/
Enchiridion has 5 syllables, split en·chi·ri·di·on in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enchiridion.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enchiridion?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enchiridion from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdɪən/, British pronunciation):
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 enchiridion mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA handbook or manual.
the Enchiridion of Erasmus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enchiridion in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Enchiridion |
| Spanish | enquiridión |
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 enchiridion come from?
Either via Latin enchīridion or directly, from Ancient Greek ἐγχειρίδιον (enkheirídion, “handbook, manual”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + χείρ (kheír, “hand”) + -ίδιον (-ídion).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).