Johannine
/d͡ʒoʊˈhæˌnaɪn/adjective
Johannine is spelled J-O-H-A-N-N-I-N-E: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Johannine means “Of, or pertaining to John, usually John the Apostle or John the Baptist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Johannine?
| Letters | 9: J-O-H-A-N-N-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 117,098th 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 Johannine?
Johannine appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 117,098th 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 Johannine?
- UK /d͡ʒəʊˈhænaɪn/
- US /d͡ʒoʊˈhæˌnaɪn/
Johannine has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Johannine
- more Johannine comparative
- most Johannine superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Johannine mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to John, usually John the Apostle or John the Baptist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Johannine in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of, or pertaining to John the Apostle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | johanneisch |
| Portuguese | joanino |
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 Johannine come from?
From Latin Iōhannēs (“John”) + -ine.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).