philomene
obsolete
philomene is spelled P-H-I-L-O-M-E-N-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Philomene, the name). As a noun, philomene means “The nightingale” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of philomene is philomenes.
How many letters and syllables are in philomene?
| Letters | 9: P-H-I-L-O-M-E-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 philomene?
Philomene appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Philomene, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
What does philomene mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteThe nightingale.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does philomene come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin philomēna.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).