Macedonian
/mæsəˈdoʊniən/adjective, noun
Macedonian is spelled M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Macedonian means “Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Macedonian?
| Letters | 10: M-A-C-E-D-O-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.2 times per million words; the 26,092nd 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 Macedonian?
Macedonian appears 1.2 times per million words in written English, the 26,092nd 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 Macedonian?
- UK /mæsəˈdəʊniən/
- US /mæsəˈdoʊniən/
Macedonian 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-Macedonian.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Knabrupt-Macedonian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Macedonian?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Macedonian from its last stressed vowel (/oʊniən/):
- Estonian
- Caledonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- amazonian
- hamiltonian
- newtonian
- Ionian
- Jeffersonian
- Washingtonian
- jacksonian
- Catalonian
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 Macedonian
- Makedonian
- Macedonians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Macedonian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Macedonia or its people or language.
- 2
Pertaining to the Macedonian heresy or to Macedonian heretics.
noun
- 1
A person from Macedonia (in any sense).
- 2
A South Slavic language, the standard language of the Republic of North Macedonia.
- 3
The tongue of the Ancient Macedonians, spoken in Macedon during the 1st millennium BC. (see Ancient Macedonian)
- 4
The Greek dialect in Macedonia, region of Greece.
- 5
A member of an anti–Nicene Creed sect founded by the Greek bishop Macedonius I of Constantinople, which flourished in the regions adjacent to the Hellespont during the latter half of the fourth, and the beginning of the fifth centuries.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Macedonian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | macédonien , macédonienne |
| German | makedonisch, mazedonisch , Mazedonier, Mazedonierin , Mazedonisch |
| Portuguese | macedónio, macedônio, macedónico, macedônico |
| Spanish | macedonio, macedónico |
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 Macedonian come from?
From Middle English Macedonyen, partly from Macedonia and partly from Latin Macedonius, + -an; equivalent to Macedonia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).