Zwinglian
adjective, noun
Zwinglian is spelled Z-W-I-N-G-L-I-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Zwinglian means “Relating or referring to Zwingli, his beliefs, or his followers and adherents” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Zwinglian?
| Letters | 9: Z-W-I-N-G-L-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 Zwinglian?
Zwinglian appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of Zwinglian
- Zwinglians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Zwinglian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating or referring to Zwingli, his beliefs, or his followers and adherents.
noun
- 1
A follower of Zwingli, who disagreed with Luther in rejecting the doctrine of the presence of Christ in the Eucharist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Zwinglian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to Zwingli:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | zwinglien |
| German | zwinglianisch |
| Portuguese | zwingliano |
| Spanish | zwingliano |
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 Zwinglian come from?
From Huldrych Zwingli (1484–1531), Swiss Protestant reformer, + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).