academe
/ˈæk.əˌdim/noun
academe is spelled A-C-A-D-E-M-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, academe means “The garden in Athens where the academics met” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of academe is academes.
How many letters and syllables are in academe?
| Letters | 7: A-C-A-D-E-M-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 82,325th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is academe?
Academe appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th 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 academe?
- UK /ˈæk.ə.diːm/
- US /ˈæk.əˌdim/
Academe 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-academe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of academe
- academes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does academe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The garden in Athens where the academics met.
- 2
An academy; a place of learning.
- 3
The scholarly life, environment, or community.
- 4
A senior member of the staff at an institution of higher learning; pedant.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of academe.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does academe come from?
From New Latin academia, from Ancient Greek Ἀκαδημία (Akadēmía); Doublet of academia, academy, and Akademeia. Academe (frequently capitalized) is a poetic name for the garden or grove near ancient Athens where Plato taught, supposedly named for its former owner, the hero Ἀκάδημος (Akademos; Ἑκάδημος, Hekademos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).