Septuagesima
noun
Septuagesima is spelled S-E-P-T-U-A-G-E-S-I-M-A: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Septuagesima means “A Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Septuagesima is Septuagesimae.
How many letters and syllables are in Septuagesima?
| Letters | 12: S-E-P-T-U-A-G-E-S-I-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 79 million words; the 282,993rd 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 Septuagesima?
Septuagesima appears about once in every 79 million words in written English, the 282,993rd 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).
Forms of Septuagesima
- Septuagesimae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Septuagesima mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Sunday in the Christian calendar nine weeks before Easter Sunday.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Septuagesima in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense 9th Sunday before Easter:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Septuagésime |
| German | Septuagesima |
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 Septuagesima come from?
From Latin septuagesima dies (“70th day”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).