Vesuvius
Ve·su·vi·us/vəˈsu.vi.əs/noun
Vesuvius is spelled V-E-S-U-V-I-U-S: 8 letters and 4 syllables (Ve·su·vi·us). It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Vesuvius means “A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Vesuvius is Vesuviuses.
How many letters and syllables are in Vesuvius?
| Letters | 8: V-E-S-U-V-I-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Ve·su·vi·us |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 43,187th 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 Vesuvius?
Vesuvius appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 43,187th 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 Vesuvius?
- US /vəˈsu.vi.əs/
Vesuvius has 4 syllables, split Ve·su·vi·us in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Vesuvius.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Vesuvius
- Vesuviuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Vesuvius mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of firework supposed to resemble a volcano eruption.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Vesuvius come from?
From Latin Vesuvius, of uncertain origin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).