sistrum
/ˈsɪstɹəm/noun
sistrum is spelled S-I-S-T-R-U-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sistrum means “An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sistrum is sistrums or sistra.
How many letters and syllables are in sistrum?
| Letters | 7: S-I-S-T-R-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 85 million words; the 293,966th 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; 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 sistrum?
Sistrum appears about once in every 85 million words in written English, the 293,966th 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 sistrum?
- /ˈsɪstɹəm/
- /ˈsɪstɹʊm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with sistrum?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as sistrum.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: trismus.
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 sistrum
- sistrums plural
- sistra plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sistrum mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An ancient Egyptian musical instrument, to be shaken, consisting of a metal frame holding percussive metal beads.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sistrum in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense instrument:
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 sistrum come from?
Borrowed from Latin sīstrum, itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek σεῖστρον (seîstron), from σείω (seíō, “shake”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).