martian
Mart·ian/ˈmɑɹʃən/noun
martian is spelled M-A-R-T-I-A-N: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Mart·ian). It appears 2.5 times per million words in written English, the 17,342nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, martian means “Alternative form of Martian packet” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of martian is martians.
How many letters and syllables are in martian?
| Letters | 7: M-A-R-T-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: Mart·ian |
| In writing | 2.5 times per million words; the 17,342nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is martian?
Martian 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 martian?
- UK /ˈmɑːʃən/
- US /ˈmɑɹʃən/
Martian has 2 syllables, split Mart·ian in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-Martian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with martian?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as martian (/ɑɹʃən/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: tamarin.
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 martian
- martians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does martian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Martian packet.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants.
- 2
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars; aggressive, bellicose.
- 3
obsoletePertaining to battle or war; martial, military.
- 4
Pertaining to the Roman god Mars, the god of war.
Near-synonym: Arean
noun
- 1
A person under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
- 2
An inhabitant of the planet Mars.
- 3
rareA male Martian.
Coordinate term: Martianess
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Martian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | martien, martienne , Martien, Martienne |
| German | marsianisch, Mars- , Marsianer, Marsianerin, Marsbewohner, Marsbewohnerin |
| Portuguese | marciano , marciana |
| Spanish | marciano , marciana |
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 martian come from?
From Latin Mārtius (“of or relating to the planet Mars”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix). The word is cognate with Middle English marcien, marcyan, mercien (“subject to the influence or power of the planet Mars; relating to the god Mars, that is, warlike”), Middle French martien (“Martian”) (modern French martien), French Martien (“imaginary inhabitant of Mars; any extraterrestrial”), Italian marziano, Latin Mārtiānus (“Martian”), Portuguese marciano, Spanish marciano.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).