thaumaturgy
/ˈθɔməˌtɝd͡ʒi/noun
thaumaturgy is spelled T-H-A-U-M-A-T-U-R-G-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, thaumaturgy means “The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of thaumaturgy is thaumaturgies.
How many letters and syllables are in thaumaturgy?
| Letters | 11: T-H-A-U-M-A-T-U-R-G-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th 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 thaumaturgy?
Thaumaturgy appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 thaumaturgy?
- UK /ˈθɔːmətɜːd͡ʒi/
- US /ˈθɔməˌtɝd͡ʒi/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-thaumaturgy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of thaumaturgy
- thaumaturgies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does thaumaturgy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The working of miracles, wonderworking; magic, witchcraft, wizardry.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Thaumaturgy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | thaumaturgie , sorcellerie |
| German | Thaumaturgie, Wundertätigkeit |
| Portuguese | taumaturgia , feitiçaria |
| Spanish | taumaturgia |
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 thaumaturgy come from?
From Ancient Greek θαυματουργία (thaumatourgía), from θαῦμα (thaûma, “miracle, wonder”) + ἔργον (érgon, “work”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).