universe
/ˈjunəˌvɝs/noun
universe is spelled U-N-I-V-E-R-S-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, universe means “The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of universe is universes.
How many letters and syllables are in universe?
| Letters | 8: U-N-I-V-E-R-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 39 times per million words; the 2,523rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is universe?
Universe appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd 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 universe?
- UK /ˈjuːnɪˌvɜːs/
- US /ˈjunəˌvɝs/
- Australia /ˈjʉːnɪˌvɜːs/
Universe has 3 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)-Bytekast-universe_(RP).wav, En-us-universe.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of universe
- universes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does universe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The sum of everything that exists in the cosmos.
Do you think that the universe was created by a life force or a deity?
- 2
An entity similar to our universe; one component of a larger entity known as the multiverse.
- 3
Everything under consideration.
In all this universe of possibilities, there is only one feasible option.
- 4
The set of all things considered.
- 5
The set of all admissible observations.
- 6
A sample taken from the population.
- 7
An imaginary collection of worlds; the general imaginary world within which a work of fiction takes place, broader than its immediate setting.
The universe in this comic book series is richly imagined.
- 8
A collection of stories with characters and settings that typically share a continuity but are less interrelated than those of sequels or prequels.
Annabelle Comes Home (the 7th and most recent movie in the Conjuring universe, and the 3rd to focus on Annabelle) is a direct sequel to both previous Annabelle movies, which occurred before the events of The Conjuring – but take place after
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Universe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the Universe:
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.