seleucid
/səˈluːsɪd/noun
seleucid is spelled S-E-L-E-U-C-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seleucid means “Any member of the Seleucidae” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seleucid is seleucids.
How many letters and syllables are in seleucid?
| Letters | 8: S-E-L-E-U-C-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th 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 seleucid?
Seleucid appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 seleucid?
- /səˈluːsɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sumxr-Seleucid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seleucid
- seleucids plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seleucid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the Seleucidae.
adjective
- 1
Relating to the Greek-Macedonian dynasty which ruled (312–63 BCE) an empire created by Seleucus out of the eastern conquests of Alexander the Great.
noun
- 1
A member of this dynasty.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seleucid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séleucide |
| German | seleukidisch , Seleukide |
| Portuguese | selêucida |
| Spanish | seléucida |
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 seleucid come from?
From Latin Seleucides, from Ancient Greek Σελευκίδης (Seleukídēs), named after Seleucus I Nicator. Equivalent to Seleucus + -id.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).