psalterium
/sɔlˈtɪriəm/noun
psalterium is spelled P-S-A-L-T-E-R-I-U-M: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, psalterium means “An omasum” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of psalterium is psalteria.
How many letters and syllables are in psalterium?
| Letters | 10: P-S-A-L-T-E-R-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is psalterium?
Psalterium appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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 psalterium?
- UK /sɒlˈtɪəriəm/
- UK /sɔːlˈtɪəriəm/
- US /sɔlˈtɪriəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with psalterium?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as psalterium from its last stressed vowel (/ɪɹiəm/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of psalterium
- psalteria plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does psalterium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An omasum.
- 2
A psaltery (zither-like musical instrument)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Psalterium in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense zither-like instrument:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tambourin à cordes |
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 psalterium come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin psalterium, from Ancient Greek ψαλτήριον (psaltḗrion). Doublet of psalter, psalterion, and psaltery.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).