somnolence
/ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/noun
somnolence is spelled S-O-M-N-O-L-E-N-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, somnolence means “A state of drowsiness or sleepiness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of somnolence is somnolences.
How many letters and syllables are in somnolence?
| Letters | 10: S-O-M-N-O-L-E-N-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 15 million words; the 115,751st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is somnolence?
Somnolence appears about once in every 15 million words in written English, the 115,751st 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 somnolence?
- US /ˈsɑm.nə.ləns/
Somnolence 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-somnolence.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of somnolence
- somnolences plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does somnolence mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A state of drowsiness or sleepiness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Somnolence in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a state of drowsiness or sleepiness:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | somnolence |
| German | Somnolenz, Schläfrigkeit |
| Portuguese | sonolência |
| Spanish | somnolencia, soñolencia |
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 somnolence come from?
Borrowed from Middle French somnolence, from Late Latin somnolentia, derived from Latin somnus (“sleep”), from Proto-Indo-European *swépnos (“sleep, slumber”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).