uranian
Ura·ni·an/jʊˈɹeɪniən/adjective
uranian is spelled U-R-A-N-I-A-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (Ura·ni·an). It appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, uranian means “Containing hexavalent uranium” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in uranian?
| Letters | 7: U-R-A-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: Ura·ni·an |
| In writing | about once in every 34 million words; the 178,202nd 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 uranian?
Uranian appears about once in every 34 million words in written English, the 178,202nd 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 uranian?
- UK /jʊˈɹeɪnɪən/
- US /jʊˈɹeɪniən/
Uranian has 3 syllables, split Ura·ni·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-Uranian.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with uranian?
7 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as uranian from its last stressed vowel (/eɪniən/):
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 uranian
- ouranian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does uranian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Containing hexavalent uranium.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Uranian.
adjective
- 1
Celestial, heavenly; uranic.
- 2
archaicHomosexual; also, pederastic; relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys; (specifically) of poetry: conveying appreciation for young men.
- 3
Of Aphrodite Urania, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as Aphrodite Pandemos: heavenly, spiritual.
- 4
datedRelating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
- 5
rareOf or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
- 6
Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus.
noun
- 1
archaicA male homosexual; also, a pederast; a man engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy.
- 2
An inhabitant of the planet Uranus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Uranian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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.