hermitian
/hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/adjective
hermitian is spelled H-E-R-M-I-T-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, hermitian means “Alternative letter-case form of Hermitian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in hermitian?
| Letters | 9: H-E-R-M-I-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 85,266th 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 hermitian?
Hermitian appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 85,266th 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 hermitian?
- /hɜː(ɹ)ˈmɪʃən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Hermitian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does hermitian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of Hermitian.
adjective
- 1
Equal to its own transpose conjugate.
If φ=φ^† then φ is Hermitian.
noun
- 1
A Hermitian operator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hermitian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense equal to its transpose conjugate:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hermitien |
| German | hermitesch |
| Spanish | hermítico |
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 hermitian come from?
After the French mathematician Charles Hermite (1822–1901), + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).