harmonia
har·mo·ni·a/hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.ə/noun
harmonia is spelled H-A-R-M-O-N-I-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables (har·mo·ni·a). It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, harmonia means “A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of harmonia is harmonias or harmoniai.
How many letters and syllables are in harmonia?
| Letters | 8: H-A-R-M-O-N-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: har·mo·ni·a |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th 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; 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 harmonia?
Harmonia appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 harmonia?
- UK /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/
- US /hɑɹˈmoʊ̯.ni.ə/
- Australia /hɐːˈmɐʉ̯.niː.ə/
Harmonia has 4 syllables, split har·mo·ni·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-harmonia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with harmonia?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as harmonia from its last stressed vowel (/oʊniə/):
- pneumonia
- zirconia
- begonia
- anhedonia
- dysphonia
- watsonia
- heliconia
- pavonia
- houstonia
- adansonia
- claytonia
- gordonia
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 harmonia
- harmonias plural
- harmoniai plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does harmonia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
- 2
The soul regarded as a harmonious blend of the parts of the physical body.
Socrates argued against the idea of the soul being a harmonia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does harmonia come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā). Doublet of harmony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).