euphonium
/juːˈfəʊnɪəm/noun
euphonium is spelled E-U-P-H-O-N-I-U-M: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, euphonium means “A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of euphonium is euphoniums.
How many letters and syllables are in euphonium?
| Letters | 9: E-U-P-H-O-N-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 euphonium?
Euphonium appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 euphonium?
- /juːˈfəʊnɪəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-euphonium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of euphonium
- euphoniums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does euphonium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A valved brass instrument with conical tubing similar in appearance to a tuba but of higher pitch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate euphonium?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of euphonium: Eph..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Euphonium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense brass instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Euphonium |
| Portuguese | eufônio |
| Spanish | eufonio, bombardino |
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 euphonium come from?
From Ancient Greek εὔφωνος (eúphōnos, “sweet-voiced”) + -ium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).