magnum
mag·num/ˈmæɡnəm/noun
magnum is spelled M-A-G-N-U-M: 6 letters and 2 syllables (mag·num). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, magnum means “A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of magnum is magnums or magna.
How many letters and syllables are in magnum?
| Letters | 6: M-A-G-N-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: mag·num |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd 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 magnum?
Magnum appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd 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 magnum?
- /ˈmæɡnəm/
- /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəm/
Magnum has 2 syllables, split mag·num in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-magnum.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of magnum
- magnums plural
- magna plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does magnum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle.
- 2
A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet.
- 3
A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre.
noun
- 1
A bottle of Magnum Tonic Wine, a fermented mead drink popular among Jamaicans and other Caribbean peoples for its intoxicating effects, vitamins and use as a purported sexual stimulant. The drink is highly associated with dancehall music and Jamaican pop culture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Magnum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 magnum come from?
From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (“great”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).