Ursuline
noun, adjective
Ursuline is spelled U-R-S-U-L-I-N-E: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Ursuline means “One of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursula” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Ursuline is Ursulines.
How many letters and syllables are in Ursuline?
| Letters | 8: U-R-S-U-L-I-N-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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 Ursuline?
Ursuline appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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).
Forms of Ursuline
- Ursulines plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Ursuline mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursula.
adjective
- 1
Relating to or belonging to the Ursulines.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ursuline in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one of a Roman Catholic female religious order whose patron saint is Saint Ursul:
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 Ursuline come from?
From Ursula + -ine. Compare French ursuline.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).