tragedian
/tɹəˈd͡ʒidiən/noun
tragedian is spelled T-R-A-G-E-D-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, tragedian means “An actor who specializes in tragic roles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of tragedian is tragedians.
How many letters and syllables are in tragedian?
| Letters | 9: T-R-A-G-E-D-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 143,405th 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 tragedian?
Tragedian appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 143,405th 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 tragedian?
- US /tɹəˈd͡ʒidiən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-tragedian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with tragedian?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as tragedian from its last stressed vowel (/idiən/):
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 tragedian
- tragedians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does tragedian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An actor who specializes in tragic roles.
- 2
A playwright who writes tragedies.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Tragedian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | tragédien, tragédienne |
| German | Tragöde, Tragödin |
| Spanish | tragediógrafo |
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 tragedian come from?
From Middle English tragedyen, from Old French tragediane (French tragédien), equivalent to tragedy + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).