epithalamium
/ɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/noun
epithalamium is spelled E-P-I-T-H-A-L-A-M-I-U-M: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epithalamium means “A song or poem celebrating a marriage” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epithalamium is epithalamiums or epithalamia.
How many letters and syllables are in epithalamium?
| Letters | 12: E-P-I-T-H-A-L-A-M-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 epithalamium?
Epithalamium appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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 epithalamium?
- /ɛpɪθəˈleɪmɪəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of epithalamium
- epithalamiums plural
- epithalamia plural
- epithalamion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epithalamium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A song or poem celebrating a marriage.
- 2
A song in praise of the bride or bridegroom
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epithalamium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense song or poem celebrating a marriage:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | épithalame |
| Portuguese | epitalâmio |
| Spanish | epitalamio |
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.