theologian
/ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/noun
theologian is spelled T-H-E-O-L-O-G-I-A-N: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, theologian means “A specialist in academic theology” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of theologian is theologians.
How many letters and syllables are in theologian?
| Letters | 10: T-H-E-O-L-O-G-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.0 times per million words; the 28,918th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 theologian?
Theologian appears 1.0 times per million words in written English, the 28,918th 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 theologian?
- US /ˌθi.əˈloʊd͡ʒən/
- UK /ˌθi.əˈləʊd͡ʒən/
Theologian has 5 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-theologian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with theologian?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as theologian from its last stressed vowel (/oʊdʒən/):
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 theologian
- theologians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does theologian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A specialist in academic theology.
- 2
colloquialSomeone who studies theology.
Seminarians are usually divided into philosophers and theologians, depending on their stage of formation.
- 3
A theological lecturer attached to a cathedral church.
- 4
A person who has a personal knowledge of God through prayer, asceticism, and mystical experience.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Theologian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense specialist in theology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | théologien, théologienne |
| German | Theologe, Theologin |
| Portuguese | teólogo, teóloga |
| Spanish | teólogo, teóloga |
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 theologian come from?
From Old French theologien, equivalent to theology + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).