Zoroastrian
/ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/noun, adjective
Zoroastrian is spelled Z-O-R-O-A-S-T-R-I-A-N: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Zoroastrian means “a follower of Zoroastrianism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Zoroastrian is Zoroastrians.
How many letters and syllables are in Zoroastrian?
| Letters | 11: Z-O-R-O-A-S-T-R-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 Zoroastrian?
Zoroastrian appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 Zoroastrian?
- UK /ˌzɒɹəʊˈæstɹɪən/
- US /ˌzoʊɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/
- US /ˌzɔɹ.oʊˈæs.tɹi.ən/
Zoroastrian has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Zoroastrian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Zoroastrian
- Zoroastrians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Zoroastrian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a follower of Zoroastrianism
adjective
- 1
relating to or characteristic of Zoroastrianism.
- 2
of, by or pertaining to Zoroastrianism.
the Zoroastrian teachings that began the religion
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zoroastrian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zoroastrier , zoroastrisch |
| Portuguese | zoroastriano, zoroastriana |
| French | zoroastrien |
| Spanish | zoroástrico |
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 Zoroastrian come from?
From Latin Zōroastrēs + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).