gladius
/ˈɡlæd.i.əs/noun
gladius is spelled G-L-A-D-I-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, gladius means “A Roman sword roughly two feet long” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of gladius is gladiuses or gladii.
How many letters and syllables are in gladius?
| Letters | 7: G-L-A-D-I-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 98,107th 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 gladius?
Gladius appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 98,107th 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 gladius?
- /ˈɡlæd.i.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of gladius
- gladiuses plural
- gladii plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does gladius mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Roman sword roughly two feet long.
- 2
A pen, a hard internal bodypart of certain cephalopods, made of chitin-like material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Gladius in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Roman sword:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | gládio |
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 gladius come from?
From Latin gladius (“Roman short sword, gladius”). Doublet of glaive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).