sylvian
/ˈsɪlviən/adjective
sylvian is spelled S-Y-L-V-I-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, sylvian means “Alternative form of Sylvian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sylvian?
| Letters | 7: S-Y-L-V-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 128,787th 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 sylvian?
Sylvian appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 128,787th 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 sylvian?
- /ˈsɪlviən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Sylvian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does sylvian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of Sylvian.
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to Franciscus Sylvius (1614–1672; born Franz de le Boë), Dutch physician and scientist.
- 2
Of or relating to the asteroid (511) Davida.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sylvian come from?
From Sylvius + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).