hamadryas
/ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/noun
hamadryas is spelled H-A-M-A-D-R-Y-A-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hamadryas means “A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hamadryas is hamadryases.
How many letters and syllables are in hamadryas?
| Letters | 9: H-A-M-A-D-R-Y-A-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 hamadryas?
Hamadryas appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 hamadryas?
- /ˌhæməˈdraɪ.əs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hamadryas
- hamadryases plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hamadryas mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large baboon (Papio hamadryas), from northern Africa and Arabia, that was sacred in ancient Egypt.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hamadryas in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Papio hamadryas:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | babouin hamadryas |
| German | Mantelpavian |
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.