philomath
/ˈfɪləmæθ/noun
philomath is spelled P-H-I-L-O-M-A-T-H: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, philomath means “An astrologer or predictor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of philomath is philomaths.
How many letters and syllables are in philomath?
| Letters | 9: P-H-I-L-O-M-A-T-H |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 philomath?
Philomath appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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 philomath?
- /ˈfɪləmæθ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of philomath
- philomaths plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does philomath mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicA lover of learning; a scholar.
- 2
An astrologer or predictor.
"The success of an almanac depended upon the appeal of the "philomath"-the resident astrologer who did the writing and predicting."
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does philomath come from?
First indubitably attested ante 1643 (perhaps antedated to 1611); from the Ancient Greek φιλομαθής (philomathḗs, “fond of learning”), from φίλος (phílos, “loving”) + μάθη (máthē, “learning”), from μανθάνω (manthánō, “learn”); compare opsimath, philomathematic, and polymath.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).