Sorbian
/ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/adjective, noun
Sorbian is spelled S-O-R-B-I-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Sorbian means “Of or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Sorbian?
| Letters | 7: S-O-R-B-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 50 million words; the 220,118th 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 Sorbian?
Sorbian appears about once in every 50 million words in written English, the 220,118th 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 Sorbian?
- UK /ˈsɔːbi.ən/
- US /ˈsɔːɹbi.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Sorbian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Sorbian
- Sorbians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Sorbian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language.
noun
- 1
A Sorb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sorbian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or pertaining to the Sorbs or to the Sorbian language:
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 Sorbian come from?
From Sorb + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).