utopian
/juˈtoʊ.pi.ən/adjective, noun
utopian is spelled U-T-O-P-I-A-N: 7 letters and 4 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, utopian means “Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in utopian?
| Letters | 7: U-T-O-P-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is utopian?
Utopian appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 utopian?
- UK /juːˈtəʊ.pi.ən/
- US /juˈtoʊ.pi.ən/
Utopian has 4 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)-Vealhurl-utopian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with utopian?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as utopian from its last stressed vowel (/oʊpiən/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: opuntia.
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 utopian
- more utopian comparative
- most utopian superlative
- utopians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does utopian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to or resembling a utopia.
utopian happiness
- 2
Ideal but often impractical; visionary.
a utopian project
noun
- 1
Someone who supports or heralds the establishment of a utopia.
adjective
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of utopian.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of utopian.
- 2
A person from Utopia, a fictional island possessing a seemingly perfect socio-politico-legal system from Thomas More’s 1516 book of the same name.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Utopian 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.
Where does utopian come from?
From utopia + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).