quincentennial
adjective, noun
quincentennial is spelled Q-U-I-N-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quincentennial means “Of or related to a 500th anniversary” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quincentennial?
| Letters | 14: Q-U-I-N-C-E-N-T-E-N-N-I-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 54 million words; the 228,409th 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 quincentennial?
Quincentennial appears about once in every 54 million words in written English, the 228,409th 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).
Forms of quincentennial
- quincentennials plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quincentennial mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or related to a 500th anniversary.
noun
- 1
A 500th anniversary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quincentennial in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cinq-centenaire, cinqcentenaire, quincentenaire, cincentenaire, quinquacentenaire |
| Portuguese | quincentenário |
| Spanish | quincentenario |
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 quincentennial come from?
From quin- (prefix meaning ‘five’) + centennial (“100-year; 100-year anniversary”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).