seraphim
/ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/noun
seraphim is spelled S-E-R-A-P-H-I-M: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seraphim means “Any member of the species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seraphim is seraphims.
How many letters and syllables are in seraphim?
| Letters | 8: S-E-R-A-P-H-I-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 seraphim?
Seraphim appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 seraphim?
- /ˈsɛɹ.əˌfɪm/
Seraphim 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: En-uk-seraphim.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seraphim?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as seraphim.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: samphire.
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 seraphim
- seraphims plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seraphim mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any member of the species Lobophora halterata of geometrid moths.
- 2
plural of seraph
- 3
plural of saraph
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does seraphim come from?
From Latin seraphim, from Koine Greek σεραφείμ (serapheím), from Biblical Hebrew שְׂרָפִים (śərāp̄îm), plural of שָׂרָף (śārāp̄) (often translated as "fiery ones" although meaning is uncertain); perhaps related to the root שרף (“to burn”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).