triumvirate
tri·um·vir·ate/tɹaɪˈʌmvəɹət/noun
triumvirate is spelled T-R-I-U-M-V-I-R-A-T-E: 11 letters and 4 syllables (tri·um·vir·ate). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, triumvirate means “A council of three magistrates ruling jointly; specifically, the First Triumvirate (60 or 59 – 53 B.C.E.) or the Second Triumvirate (43 – 33 or 27…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of triumvirate is triumvirates.
How many letters and syllables are in triumvirate?
| Letters | 11: T-R-I-U-M-V-I-R-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: tri·um·vir·ate |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 49,949th 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 triumvirate?
Triumvirate appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 49,949th 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 triumvirate?
- US /tɹaɪˈʌmvəɹət/
Triumvirate has 4 syllables, split tri·um·vir·ate in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-triumvirate.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-triumvirate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of triumvirate
- triumvirates plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does triumvirate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A council of three magistrates ruling jointly; specifically, the First Triumvirate (60 or 59 – 53 B.C.E.) or the Second Triumvirate (43 – 33 or 27 B.C.E.); the office of a triumvir (“one of such magistrates”), or of the three triumviri.
- 2
Any group of three joint rulers.
- 3
Any group of three people regarded as significant in some way; also (rare), a group of three things; a trio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Triumvirate in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (Ancient Rome) council of three magistrates ruling jointly; any group of three j:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | triumvirat, troïka |
| German | Triumvirat |
| Portuguese | triunvirato, troica |
| Spanish | triunvirato |
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.