erudite
/ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/adjective, noun
erudite is spelled E-R-U-D-I-T-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, erudite means “Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in erudite?
| Letters | 7: E-R-U-D-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,336th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is erudite?
Erudite appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,336th 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 erudite?
- UK /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/
- US /ˈɛɹ.(j)u.daɪt/
- US /ˈɛɹ.(j)ə.daɪt/
Erudite has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-erudite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of erudite
- more erudite comparative
- most erudite superlative
- erudites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does erudite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
The professor gave an erudite lecture that impressed everyone in the audience.
noun
- 1
a learned or scholarly person
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Erudite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense scholarly, learned:
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 erudite come from?
From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).