maenad
maen·ad/ˈmiˌnæd/noun
maenad is spelled M-A-E-N-A-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (maen·ad). It appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, maenad means “A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of maenad is maenads or maenades.
How many letters and syllables are in maenad?
| Letters | 6: M-A-E-N-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: maen·ad |
| In writing | about once in every 28 million words; the 161,690th 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 maenad?
Maenad appears about once in every 28 million words in written English, the 161,690th 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 maenad?
- UK /ˈmiːnæd/
- UK /ˈmaɪ-/
- US /ˈmiˌnæd/
Maenad has 2 syllables, split maen·ad in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-maenad.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-maenad.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of maenad
- maenads plural
- maenades plural
- menad
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does maenad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A female follower of Dionysus (“the god of wine”), associated with intense revelling.
- 2
derogatoryAn excessively emotional or wild woman.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Maenad in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense female follower of Dionysus:
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 maenad come from?
From Latin Maenad- (“frenzied female follower of Bacchus”), root of Maenās, from Ancient Greek μαινάς (mainás, “raving, frantic”), from μαίνομαι (maínomai, “to be mad, to rage”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *men- (“to mind; to think; spiritual activity”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).