librarian
/laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/noun
librarian is spelled L-I-B-R-A-R-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, librarian means “The keeper, manager of a library” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of librarian is librarians.
How many letters and syllables are in librarian?
| Letters | 9: L-I-B-R-A-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.9 times per million words; the 13,127th 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 librarian?
Librarian appears 3.9 times per million words in written English, the 13,127th 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 librarian?
- UK /laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/
- British /lɑjˈbɹɛːɹɪjən/
- /laɪˈbɹɛə̯ɹi.ən/
Librarian 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-librarian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with librarian?
6 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as librarian from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiən/, British pronunciation):
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 librarian
- librarians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does librarian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The keeper, manager of a library.
- 2
One who cares for the publications, files etc. in a library, whether staff or volunteer.
- 3
A person who processes and organizes information.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Librarian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bibliothécaire , archiviste |
| German | Bibliothekar, Bibliothekarin , Archivar, Archivarin |
| Portuguese | bibliotecário , arquivista |
| Spanish | bibliotecario |
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 librarian come from?
From library + -an. First attested around 1710.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).