Fijian
/fiːˈd͡ʒiːən/noun, adjective
Fijian is spelled F-I-J-I-A-N: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Fijian means “A person from Fiji or of Fijian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Fijian is Fijians.
How many letters and syllables are in Fijian?
| Letters | 6: F-I-J-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 33,236th 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 Fijian?
Fijian appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 33,236th 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 Fijian?
- /fiːˈd͡ʒiːən/
- /fɪˈd͡ʒiːən/
Fijian 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Fijian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Fijian
- Fijians plural
- Feejeean
- Fejeean
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Fijian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Fiji or of Fijian descent.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to Fiji, or its language or people.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Fijian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Fidjien, Fidjienne |
| German | Fidschianer, Fidschianerin , fidschianisch |
| Portuguese | fijiano |
| Spanish | fiyiano |
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 Fijian come from?
From Fiji + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).