Golconda
/ɡɑlˈkɑndə/noun
Golconda is spelled G-O-L-C-O-N-D-A: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Golconda means “A source of great wealth, especially a mine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Golconda is Golcondas.
How many letters and syllables are in Golconda?
| Letters | 8: G-O-L-C-O-N-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 95,993rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is Golconda?
Golconda appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 95,993rd 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 Golconda?
- UK /ɡɒlˈkɒndə/
- US /ɡɑlˈkɑndə/
Golconda 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-Golconda.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Golconda?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Golconda from its last stressed vowel (/ɑndə/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of Golconda
- Golcondas plural
- Golkonda
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Golconda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A source of great wealth, especially a mine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Golconda come from?
From Urdu گولْکُنْڈَہ (golkunḍa), itself from Telugu గొల్లకొండ (gollakoṇḍa), from గొల్ల (golla, “of or pertaining to shepherds”) + కొండ (koṇḍa, “hill”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).