hymnody
/ˈhɪm.nə.di/noun
hymnody is spelled H-Y-M-N-O-D-Y: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hymnody means “The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hymnody is hymnodies.
How many letters and syllables are in hymnody?
| Letters | 7: H-Y-M-N-O-D-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 hymnody?
Hymnody appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 hymnody?
- US /ˈhɪm.nə.di/
Hymnody has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-hymnody.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of hymnody
- hymnodies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hymnody mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The writing, composing, or singing of hymns or psalms.
- 2
The hymns of a particular church or of a particular time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does hymnody come from?
From Old French hymnodie, from Latin hymnodia, from Ancient Greek ὑμνῳδία (humnōidía), from ὑμνῳδέω (humnōidéō, “to sing a hymn”), from ὕμνος (húmnos, “song of praise”) + ἀείδω (aeídō, “to sing”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).