Acheulean
/əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/adjective
Acheulean is spelled A-C-H-E-U-L-E-A-N: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Acheulean means “Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Acheulean?
| Letters | 9: A-C-H-E-U-L-E-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th 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 Acheulean?
Acheulean appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 Acheulean?
- UK /əˈ(t)ʃuːlɪən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Acheulean
- Acheulian
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Acheulean mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or pertaining to a lower Paleolithic period characterized by the presence of flaked bifacial hand axes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Acheulean come from?
From French acheuléen, from Saint-Acheul, a suburb of Amiens where the first tools from this period were found.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).