trivium
/ˈtɹɪviəm/noun
trivium is spelled T-R-I-V-I-U-M: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, trivium means “The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of trivium is triviums or trivia.
How many letters and syllables are in trivium?
| Letters | 7: T-R-I-V-I-U-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 81,375th 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 trivium?
Trivium appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 81,375th 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 trivium?
- /ˈtɹɪviəm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of trivium
- triviums plural
- trivia plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does trivium mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The lower division of the liberal arts in a medieval university; grammar, logic, and rhetoric.
- 2
The three anterior ambulacra of echinoderms, collectively.
- 3
rareSingular of trivia; anything of little importance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does trivium come from?
Borrowed from Latin trivium.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).