stipendiary
/staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/adjective, noun
stipendiary is spelled S-T-I-P-E-N-D-I-A-R-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, stipendiary means “Receiving a stipend” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in stipendiary?
| Letters | 11: S-T-I-P-E-N-D-I-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 stipendiary?
Stipendiary appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 stipendiary?
- UK /staɪˈpɛndjəɹi/
- US /staɪˈpɛndiˌɛɹi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with stipendiary?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as stipendiary from its last stressed vowel (/ɛndiɛɹi/):
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 stipendiary
- stipendiaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does stipendiary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Receiving a stipend.
noun
- 1
One who receives a stipend.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does stipendiary come from?
From Latin stipendiarius.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).