Romulan
/ˈrɑmjʊlən/noun, adjective
Romulan is spelled R-O-M-U-L-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Romulan means “A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Romulan is Romulans.
How many letters and syllables are in Romulan?
| Letters | 7: R-O-M-U-L-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 57,423rd 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 Romulan?
Romulan appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 57,423rd 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 Romulan?
- UK /ˈrɒmjʊlən/
- US /ˈrɑmjʊlən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-Romulan.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Romulan
- Romulans plural
- more Romulan comparative
- most Romulan superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Romulan mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A member of a fictional alien race, described as being cunning and opportunistic.
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the fictional extraterrestrial race, or its fictional polity, the Romulan Star Empire; from Star Trek.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Romulan come from?
From Romulus + -an. From the Star Trek franchise, in which they are described as being from the planet Romulus, drawing inspiration from the Roman origin story of Romulus and Remus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).