gematria
/ɡɪˈmeɪ.tɹi.ə/noun
gematria is spelled G-E-M-A-T-R-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gematria means “A cabalistic method of interpreting Hebrew words, based on numerical values of letters” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gematria is gematrias or gematriot.
How many letters and syllables are in gematria?
| Letters | 8: G-E-M-A-T-R-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 gematria?
Gematria appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 gematria?
- /ɡɪˈmeɪ.tɹi.ə/
- /ɡɪˈmɑ.tɹi.ə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gematria
- gematrias plural
- gematriot plural
- gematrioth plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gematria mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A cabalistic method of interpreting Hebrew words, based on numerical values of letters.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does gematria come from?
From Aramaic גִּימַטְרְיָא (gīmāṭrəyā), from Ancient Greek γεωμετρία (geōmetría, “geometry”). Doublet of geometry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).