honorarium
/ˌɑ.nəˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/noun
honorarium is spelled H-O-N-O-R-A-R-I-U-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, honorarium means “Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of honorarium is honoraria or honorariums.
How many letters and syllables are in honorarium?
| Letters | 10: H-O-N-O-R-A-R-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 88,353rd 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 honorarium?
Honorarium appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 88,353rd 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 honorarium?
- UK /ˌɒ.nəˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/
- US /ˌɑ.nəˈɹɛɹ.i.əm/
Honorarium has 5 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-honorarium.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with honorarium?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as honorarium from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹiəm/):
- herbarium
- terrarium
- fusarium
- samarium
- imaginarium
- vivarium
- columbarium
- armamentarium
- oceanarium
- seaquarium
- legendarium
- itinerarium
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 honorarium
- honoraria plural
- honorariums plural
- honourarium
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does honorarium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Compensation for services that do not have a predetermined value.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Honorarium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense compensation for services:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | honoraires |
| German | Honorar, Vergütung, Ehrensold |
| Spanish | honorarios, honorario |
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 honorarium come from?
Borrowed from Latin honōrārium (dōnum), from honōrārius. See honorary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).