pantheon
/ˈpænθiˌɑn/noun
pantheon is spelled P-A-N-T-H-E-O-N: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pantheon means “A temple dedicated to all the gods” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pantheon is pantheons; Wiktionary also lists panthea (rare).
How many letters and syllables are in pantheon?
| Letters | 8: P-A-N-T-H-E-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 pantheon?
Pantheon appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 pantheon?
- UK /ˈpænθiən/
- US /ˈpænθiˌɑn/
- US /ˈpænθiən/
Pantheon 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). Recordings: En-us-pantheon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of pantheon
- pantheons plural
- panthea plural, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pantheon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A temple dedicated to all the gods.
- 2
All the gods of a particular people or religion, particularly the ancient Greek gods residing on Olympus, considered as a group.
- 3
A category or classification denoting the most honored persons of a group.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pantheon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a temple dedicated to all the gods:
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 pantheon come from?
From Pantheon (“a Roman temple to the gods later used as a church”), c. 1300.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).