Melchizedek
/mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/noun
Melchizedek is spelled M-E-L-C-H-I-Z-E-D-E-K: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Melchizedek means “A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Melchizedek is Melchizedeks.
How many letters and syllables are in Melchizedek?
| Letters | 11: M-E-L-C-H-I-Z-E-D-E-K |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is Melchizedek?
Melchizedek appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 Melchizedek?
- US /mɛlˈkɪzədɛk/
Melchizedek 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: En-US_Melchizedek.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Melchizedek
- Melchizedeks plural
- Melchizedec
- Melchisedek
- Melchisedec
- Melchisedech
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Melchizedek mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A very large champagne bottle (named after the King) with the capacity of about 30 liters, equivalent to 40 standard bottles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Melchizedek come from?
From Hebrew מַלְכִּי־צֶדֶק (malkî-ṣed̠eq). The name literally means “righteousness is my king”.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).