orenda
/ɔˈɹɛn.də/noun
orenda is spelled O-R-E-N-D-A: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, orenda means “A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in orenda?
| Letters | 6: O-R-E-N-D-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 30 million words; the 165,739th 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 orenda?
Orenda appears about once in every 30 million words in written English, the 165,739th 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 orenda?
- /ɔˈɹɛn.də/
- /oʊˈɹɛn.də/
Orenda has 3 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).
What does orenda mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A mystical power thought by the Iroquois to pervade all things.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does orenda come from?
Supposedly coined in 1902 by American ethnologist John Napoleon Brinton Hewitt using a Wyandot (Iroquoian) cognate to Mohawk orę́·naʔ (“inherent power”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).