retiarius
re·ti·ar·i·us/ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/noun
retiarius is spelled R-E-T-I-A-R-I-U-S: 9 letters and 5 syllables (re·ti·ar·i·us). It appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retiarius means “A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retiarius is retiari or retiarii.
How many letters and syllables are in retiarius?
| Letters | 9: R-E-T-I-A-R-I-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5: re·ti·ar·i·us |
| In writing | about once in every 87 million words; the 297,763rd 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 retiarius?
Retiarius appears about once in every 87 million words in written English, the 297,763rd 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 retiarius?
- UK /ˌɹɛtɪˈɑːɹi.əs/
- UK /ˌɹɛtɪˈɛəɹi.əs/
- US /ˌɹiʃiˈɛəɹi.əs/
Retiarius has 5 syllables, split re·ti·ar·i·us in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with retiarius?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as retiarius from its last stressed vowel (/ɛəɹiəs/):
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 retiarius
- retiari plural
- retiarii plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retiarius mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A gladiator who uses a casting net (a rete or iaculum) as a weapon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retiarius come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin rētiārius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).