solitude
sol·i·tude/ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/noun
solitude is spelled S-O-L-I-T-U-D-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (sol·i·tude). It appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, solitude means “Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of solitude is solitudes.
How many letters and syllables are in solitude?
| Letters | 8: S-O-L-I-T-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: sol·i·tude |
| In writing | 2.6 times per million words; the 16,687th 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 solitude?
Solitude appears 2.6 times per million words in written English, the 16,687th 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 solitude?
- UK /ˈsɒlɪˌtjuːd/
- British /ˈsɔlɪˌt͡ʃʉwd/
- British /ˈsɔlɪˌtjʉwd/
Solitude has 3 syllables, split sol·i·tude in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-solitude.wav, En-us-solitude.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of solitude
- solitudes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does solitude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Aloneness; the state of being alone, solitary, or by oneself.
- 2
A lonely or deserted place.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Solitude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense state of being alone:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | solitude |
| German | Einsamkeit, Alleinsein |
| Portuguese | solidão, solitude |
| Spanish | soledad, solitud |
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 solitude come from?
From Middle English solitude, from Old French solitude, from Latin sōlitūdō. By surface analysis, sole + -itude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).