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Olympian

Olymp·i·an/əˈlɪm.pi.ən/adjective, noun

Olympian is spelled O-L-Y-M-P-I-A-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables (Olymp·i·an). It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Olympian means “Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in Olympian?

Letters8: O-L-Y-M-P-I-A-N
Syllables3: Olymp·i·an
In writing1.9 times per million words; the 19,825th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 Olympian?

Olympian appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 19,825th 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 Olympian?

  • UK /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/
  • US /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/

Olympian has 3 syllables, split Olymp·i·an in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Olympian.wav, En-us-Olympian.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with Olympian?

One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Olympian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪmpiən/):

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 Olympian

  • more Olympian comparative
  • most Olympian superlative
  • Olympians plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does Olympian mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

  2. 2

    Celestial, heavenly; also, godlike.

  3. 3

    Acting in a remote and superior manner; aloof.

  4. 4

    Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic.

  5. 5

    Of or relating to the ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic.

  6. 6

    Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games; Olympic.

noun

  1. 1

    Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.

  2. 2

    In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans.

  3. 3

    A person with superior talents or towering achievements.

  4. 4

    An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States.

  5. 5

    A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games.

  6. 6

    A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Olympian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frencholympien (of or relating to Mount Olympus), olympienne (any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of…)
Germanolympisch (of or relating to Mount Olympus), Olympier, Olympierin (any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of…), Olympionike, Olympionikin, Olympiasieger (sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern…)
Portugueseolímpico (of or relating to Mount Olympus)
Spanisholímpico (of or relating to Mount Olympus), olímpica (sportsperson competing in the ancient or modern…)

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 Olympian come from?

From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”) and its etymon Ancient Greek Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or relating to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus; Olympian”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos) is derived from Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (from Pre-Greek) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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