lilliputian
/ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/noun, adjective
lilliputian is spelled L-I-L-L-I-P-U-T-I-A-N: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lilliputian means “A very small person or being” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lilliputian is lilliputians.
How many letters and syllables are in lilliputian?
| Letters | 11: L-I-L-L-I-P-U-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 109,062nd 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 lilliputian?
Lilliputian appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 109,062nd 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 lilliputian?
- US /ˌlɪlɪˈpjuʃən/
Lilliputian 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: En-us-lilliputian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with lilliputian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as lilliputian from its last stressed vowel (/uʃən/):
- distribution
- institution
- contribution
- pollution
- prosecution
- persecution
- dissolution
- substitution
- restitution
- dilution
- Confucian
- destitution
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 lilliputian
- lilliputians plural
- more lilliputian comparative
- most lilliputian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lilliputian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very small person or being.
- 2
A fruit fly gene that, when mutated, makes cells abnormally small. See AFF2.
- 3
Involving delusions or hallucinations of tiny beings.
lilliputian schizophrenia
adjective
- 1
Very small, diminutive
- 2
Trivial, petty
noun
- 1
Alternative form of lilliputian.
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of lilliputian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Lilliputian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | lilliputien, lilliputienne |
| German | Liliputaner, Liliputanerin , liliputanisch |
| Portuguese | liliputiano, liliputiana |
| Spanish | liliputiense |
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 lilliputian come from?
From the name of a fictional island called Lilliput in the novel Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).