Jordanian
/d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/noun, adjective
Jordanian is spelled J-O-R-D-A-N-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Jordanian means “A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Jordanian is Jordanians.
How many letters and syllables are in Jordanian?
| Letters | 9: J-O-R-D-A-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd 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 Jordanian?
Jordanian appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 Jordanian?
- UK /d͡ʒɔːˈdeɪnɪən/
- US /d͡ʒɔɹˈdeɪniən/
Jordanian has 4 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-Jordanian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Jordanian?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Jordanian from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniən/):
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 Jordanian
- Jordanians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Jordanian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Jordan or of Jordanian descent.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or pertaining to Jordan or the Jordanian people.
- 2
Pertaining to the work of Camille Jordan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Jordanian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Jordanien, Jordanienne , jordanien |
| German | Jordanier, Jordanierin , jordanisch |
| Portuguese | jordaniano, jordaniana |
| Spanish | jordano, jordana |
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 Jordanian come from?
From Jordan + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).