pilum
/ˈpaɪləm/noun
pilum is spelled P-I-L-U-M: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pilum means “A Roman military javelin” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pilum is pila or pilums.
How many letters and syllables are in pilum?
| Letters | 5: P-I-L-U-M |
|---|---|
| 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 pilum?
Pilum appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 pilum?
- /ˈpaɪləm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of pilum
- pila plural
- pilums plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pilum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Roman military javelin.
- 2
The columella on the surface of a pollen grain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pilum come from?
Borrowed from Latin pilum. Doublet of pile.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).