Ricardian
/ɹɪˈkɑːdɪən/noun, adjective
Ricardian is spelled R-I-C-A-R-D-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ricardian means “Someone who believes King Richard III was a just king, misrepresented by Tudor propaganda; a supporter of Richard III” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ricardian is Ricardians.
How many letters and syllables are in Ricardian?
| Letters | 9: R-I-C-A-R-D-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 145,125th 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 Ricardian?
Ricardian appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 145,125th 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 Ricardian?
- UK /ɹɪˈkɑːdɪən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Ricardian
- Ricardians plural
- more Ricardian comparative
- most Ricardian superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ricardian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who believes King Richard III was a just king, misrepresented by Tudor propaganda; a supporter of Richard III.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to King Richard III.
- 2
Of or relating to David Ricardo (1772–1823), British political economist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Ricardian come from?
From Late Latin Ricardus (Latin form of Richard) + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).