municipium
mu·nic·i·pi·um/ˌmju.nəˈsɪ.pi.əm/noun
municipium is spelled M-U-N-I-C-I-P-I-U-M: 10 letters and 5 syllables (mu·nic·i·pi·um). It appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, municipium means “An ancient Roman town or city” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of municipium is municipia.
How many letters and syllables are in municipium?
| Letters | 10: M-U-N-I-C-I-P-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: mu·nic·i·pi·um |
| In writing | about once in every 81 million words; the 286,585th 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 municipium?
Municipium appears about once in every 81 million words in written English, the 286,585th 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 municipium?
- UK /mjuː.nɪˈsɪ.pɪ.əm/
- US /ˌmju.nəˈsɪ.pi.əm/
Municipium has 5 syllables, split mu·nic·i·pi·um in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of municipium
- municipia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does municipium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Roman town or city.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does municipium come from?
From Latin municipium. Doublet of municipio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).