Victorian
Vic·tor·i·an/vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/adjective, noun
Victorian is spelled V-I-C-T-O-R-I-A-N: 9 letters and 4 syllables (Vic·tor·i·an). It appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Victorian means “Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Victorian?
| Letters | 9: V-I-C-T-O-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Vic·tor·i·an |
| In writing | 13 times per million words; the 5,878th 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 Victorian?
Victorian appears 13 times per million words in written English, the 5,878th 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 Victorian?
- UK /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/
- US /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/
Victorian has 4 syllables, split Vic·tor·i·an in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Victorian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Victorian?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Victorian from its last stressed vowel (/ɔɹiən/):
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 Victorian
- more Victorian comparative
- most Victorian superlative
- Victorians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Victorian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
- 2
In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.
- 3
Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.
- 4
Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.
- 5
Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.
Up to 26 properties are believed lost in Victorian bushfires.
- 6
CanadaOf, from or relating to the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
noun
- 1
A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
- 2
An item of furniture from that period.
- 3
USA house built in the Victorian architectural style.
- 4
A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.
- 5
CanadaA native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Victorian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or that period:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | victorien |
| German | Viktorianische |
| Portuguese | vitoriano |
| Spanish | victoriano |
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 Victorian come from?
From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).