matrimony
mat·ri·mo·ny/ˈmæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/noun
matrimony is spelled M-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-Y: 9 letters and 4 syllables (mat·ri·mo·ny). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, matrimony means “Marriage; the state of being married” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of matrimony is matrimonies.
How many letters and syllables are in matrimony?
| Letters | 9: M-A-T-R-I-M-O-N-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: mat·ri·mo·ny |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,974th 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; 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 matrimony?
Matrimony appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,974th 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 matrimony?
- UK /ˈmat.ɹɪ.mə.ni/
- US /ˈmæt.ɹɪˌmoʊ.ni/
Matrimony has 4 syllables, split mat·ri·mo·ny in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-matrimony.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with matrimony?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as matrimony from its last stressed vowel (/ætɹɪmoʊni/):
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 matrimony
- matrimonies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does matrimony mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Marriage; the state of being married.
- 2
The ceremony of marriage.
- 3
A particular solitaire card game using two decks of cards.
- 4
obsoleteA spouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Matrimony in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mariage |
| German | Ehe , Hochzeit, Heirat, Eheschließung, Trauung |
| Portuguese | matrimónio, matrimônio , casamento |
| Spanish | boda |
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 matrimony come from?
From Old French matremoine, from Latin mātrimōnium (“marriage, wedlock”), from mātri(s) (“mother”) + -mōnium (“obligation”). By surface analysis, matri- + -mony. Compare patrimony.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).