addax
/ˈæ.dəks/noun
addax is spelled A-D-D-A-X: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, addax means “A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of addax is addaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in addax?
| Letters | 5: A-D-D-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th 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 addax?
Addax appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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 addax?
- /ˈæ.dəks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of addax
- addaxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does addax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A large African antelope (Addax nasomaculatus) with long, corkscrewing horns which lives in the desert.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Addax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Addax nasomaculatus:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | adax |
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 addax come from?
From French addax, from Arabic أبو عدس (ʔabū ʕadas, literally “father of the lentil”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).