Ekphrasis
German, noun/ˈɛkfʁazɪs/
Ekphrasis is spelled E-K-P-H-R-A-S-I-S (9 letters) and appears about once in every 43 million words in written German, the 391,488th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ekphrasis is a German feminine noun meaning “ekphrasis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “detaillierte Beschreibung von Objekten (insbesondere von Kunstgegenständen) sowie von Personen oder…”.
What does Ekphrasis mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineekphrasis
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. detaillierte Beschreibung von Objekten (insbesondere von Kunstgegenständen) sowie von Personen oder Landschaften
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ekphrasis
- Ekphrasen plural
- Ekphrase alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ekphrasis?
- /ˈɛkfʁazɪs/
- [ˈɛkfʁazɪs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Ekphrasis
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Ekphrasis in German?
Ekphrasis appears about once in every 43 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).