quotidian
/kwoʊˈtɪdiən/adjective, noun
quotidian is spelled Q-U-O-T-I-D-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, quotidian means “Happening every day; daily” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in quotidian?
| Letters | 9: Q-U-O-T-I-D-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 72,332nd 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 quotidian?
Quotidian appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 72,332nd 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 quotidian?
- UK /kwə(ʊ)ˈtɪdɪən/
- US /kwoʊˈtɪdiən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-quotidian.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with quotidian?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as quotidian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪdiən/):
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 quotidian
- more quotidian comparative
- most quotidian superlative
- quotidians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quotidian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Happening every day; daily.
- 2
Having the characteristics of something which can be seen, experienced, etc, every day or very commonly.
- 3
Recurring every twenty-four hours or (more generally) daily (of symptoms, etc).
- 4
Something which is considered humdrum or dull.
noun
- 1
archaicA fever which recurs every day; quotidian malaria.
- 2
A daily allowance formerly paid to certain members of the clergy.
- 3
Commonplace or mundane things regarded as a class.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate quotidian?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of quotidian: quotid..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Quotidian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | quotidien, quotidienne , ordinaire, commun, passe-partout , banalité |
| German | täglich wiederkehrend, täglich , alltäglich , Alltag , tägliches Fieber |
| Portuguese | cotidiano, quotidiano |
| Spanish | cotidiano, cuotidiano |
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 quotidian come from?
From Anglo-Norman cotidian, cotidien, Middle French cotidian, cotidien, and their source, Latin cottīdiānus, quōtīdiānus (“happening every day”), from adverb cottīdiē, quōtīdiē (“every day, daily”), from an unattested adjective derived from quot (“how many”) + locative form of diēs (“day”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).