Sassanid
/ˈsæ.səˌnɪd/adjective, noun
Sassanid is spelled S-A-S-S-A-N-I-D: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Sassanid means “Sasanian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Sassanid?
| Letters | 8: S-A-S-S-A-N-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 Sassanid?
Sassanid appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 Sassanid?
- US /ˈsæ.səˌnɪd/
Sassanid has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Sassanid
- Sassanids plural
- Sassanidae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sassanid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Sasanian.
noun
- 1
Sasanian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Sassanid come from?
From Latin Sassanidēs, from Sassan + -idēs.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).