Virginian
/vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/adjective, noun
Virginian is spelled V-I-R-G-I-N-I-A-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Virginian means “Of, or pertaining to, Virginia or its culture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Virginian?
| Letters | 9: V-I-R-G-I-N-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 42,680th 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 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 Virginian?
Virginian appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 42,680th 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 Virginian?
- US /vɚˈd͡ʒɪnjən/
- UK /vəˈd͡ʒɪnjən/
Virginian has 3 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-Virginian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with Virginian?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as Virginian from its last stressed vowel (/ɪnjən/):
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 Virginian
- Virginians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Virginian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of, or pertaining to, Virginia or its culture.
His polite demeanor instantly gave him away as being a Virginian and not a Marylander.
noun
- 1
A native or resident of the state of Virginia in the United States of America.
She was a Virginian of South American descent and had lived in Richmond for most of her life.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Virginian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resident of Virginia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Virginien, Virginienne |
| German | Virginianer, Virginianerin |
| Spanish | virginiano, virginiana |
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 Virginian come from?
From Virgin(ia) + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).