Sherlockian
adjective, noun
Sherlockian is spelled S-H-E-R-L-O-C-K-I-A-N: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Sherlockian means “Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Sherlockian?
| Letters | 11: S-H-E-R-L-O-C-K-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 Sherlockian?
Sherlockian appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 Sherlockian
- more Sherlockian comparative
- most Sherlockian superlative
- Sherlockians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sherlockian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.
noun
- 1
A Sherlock Holmes scholar or fan; one who studies and/or appreciates the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
William S. Baring-Gould was one of our most knowledgeable Sherlockians and a scholarly, prolific writer.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sherlockian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sherlockien |
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 Sherlockian come from?
From Sherlock + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).