altarpiece
/ˈɑl.təɹˌpis/noun
altarpiece is spelled A-L-T-A-R-P-I-E-C-E: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, altarpiece means “a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of altarpiece is altarpieces.
How many letters and syllables are in altarpiece?
| Letters | 10: A-L-T-A-R-P-I-E-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 67,454th 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 altarpiece?
Altarpiece appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th 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 altarpiece?
- US /ˈɑl.təɹˌpis/
- US /ˈæl.təɹˌpis/
Altarpiece 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)-NaomiAmethyst-altarpiece.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of altarpiece
- altarpieces plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does altarpiece mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
a work of art suspended above and behind an altar in a church
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Altarpiece in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense work of art suspended above and behind an altar:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | retábulo |
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 altarpiece come from?
From altar + piece.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).