triumvir
/tɹaɪˈʌm.vəɹ/noun
triumvir is spelled T-R-I-U-M-V-I-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triumvir means “One member of a triumvirate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of triumvir is triumviri or triumvirs.
How many letters and syllables are in triumvir?
| Letters | 8: T-R-I-U-M-V-I-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 37 million words; the 187,122nd 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 triumvir?
Triumvir appears about once in every 37 million words in written English, the 187,122nd 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 triumvir?
- UK /tɹaɪˈʌm.və/
- US /tɹaɪˈʌm.vəɹ/
Triumvir has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-triumvir.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of triumvir
- triumviri plural
- triumvirs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triumvir mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One member of a triumvirate.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triumvir in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Triumvir |
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 triumvir come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin triumvir. Compare Middle English triumvir (“committee of three magistrates”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).