methuselah
noun
methuselah is spelled M-E-T-H-U-S-E-L-A-H: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, methuselah means “A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of methuselah is methuselahs or methuselae.
How many letters and syllables are in methuselah?
| Letters | 10: M-E-T-H-U-S-E-L-A-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 methuselah?
Methuselah appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 methuselah?
Methuselah 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).
Forms of methuselah
- methuselahs plural
- methuselae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does methuselah mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large wine bottle with the capacity of about 6 liters, equivalent to 8 standard bottles.
- 2
A small pattern that takes many generations to stabilize.
noun
- 1
Any person or thing that has lived to a very old age.
- 2
Alternative spelling of methuselah (“large wine bottle”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Methuselah in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense person or thing that has lived to a very old age:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | matusalém |
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 methuselah come from?
From Biblical Hebrew מְתוּשֶׁלַח (Məṯûšelaḥ), also spelled מְתוּשָׁלַח (Məṯûšālaḥ). The planet's name stems from the fact that, at the time of its discovery in 2003, it was the oldest known planet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).