lethean
/liːˈθi.ən/adjective
lethean is spelled L-E-T-H-E-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, lethean means “Of or relating to death or forgetfulness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in lethean?
| Letters | 7: L-E-T-H-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 91 million words; the 305,310th 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 lethean?
Lethean appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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 lethean?
- /liːˈθi.ən/
- /ˈliθi.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Lethean.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does lethean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to death or forgetfulness.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the river Lethe, one of the four rivers of Hades. Those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lethean in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to river Lethe:
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 lethean come from?
From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).