seminar
/ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/noun, verb
seminar is spelled S-E-M-I-N-A-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seminar means “A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seminar is seminars.
How many letters and syllables are in seminar?
| Letters | 7: S-E-M-I-N-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 5.9 times per million words; the 10,028th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 seminar?
Seminar appears 5.9 times per million words in written English, the 10,028th 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 seminar?
- US /ˈsɛmɪnɑɹ/
- UK /ˈsɛmɪnɑː/
Seminar has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-seminar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seminar?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as seminar (/ɛmɪnɑɹ/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: remains, marines.
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 seminar
- seminars plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- seminaring participle, present
- seminared participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seminar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A class held for advanced studies in which students meet regularly to discuss original research, under the guidance of a professor.
Students attended a seminar on climate change.
- 2
A meeting held for the exchange of useful information by members of a common business community.
The company hosted a training seminar for new employees.
verb
- 1
To participate in or lead a seminar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seminar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séminaire |
| German | Seminar , Kolloquium |
| Portuguese | seminário |
| Spanish | seminario |
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 seminar come from?
From German Seminar, from Latin sēminārium, from sēmen (“seed”). Compare seminary.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).