ennead
en·ne·ad/ˈɛnɪad/noun
ennead is spelled E-N-N-E-A-D: 6 letters and 3 syllables (en·ne·ad). It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ennead means “Any grouping or system containing nine objects” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ennead is enneads.
How many letters and syllables are in ennead?
| Letters | 6: E-N-N-E-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·ne·ad |
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 180,281st 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 ennead?
Ennead appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 180,281st 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 ennead?
- US /ˈɛnɪad/
Ennead has 3 syllables, split en·ne·ad in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ennead.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ennead
- enneads plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ennead mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe number nine.
- 2
rareAny grouping or system containing nine objects.
noun
- 1
One of the six parts of the writings of the Greek-speaking philosopher Plotinus (c. 204–205 – 270), each containing nine treatises, compiled by his student Porphyry (c. 234 – c. 305).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ennead come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐννεάς (enneás), ἐννεάδος (enneádos, “body of nine”) + -ad (suffix designating a unit); analysable as ennea- + -ad. The Greek words ἐννεάς and ἐννεάδος are derived from ἐννέᾰ (ennéă, “nine”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁néwn̥ (“nine”)) + -ᾰ́ς (-ắs, suffix forming abstract nouns of number from numerals) or -ος (-os).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).