amicus
/əˈmi.kəs/noun
amicus is spelled A-M-I-C-U-S: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, amicus means “Someone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of amicus is amici.
How many letters and syllables are in amicus?
| Letters | 6: A-M-I-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd 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 amicus?
Amicus appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd 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 amicus?
- UK /ˈæm.ɪ.kəs/
- US /əˈmi.kəs/
- US /əˈmaɪ.kəs/
Amicus 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).
Forms of amicus
- amici plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amicus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
informalSomeone not a party to a case who submits a brief and/or presents oral argument in that case.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does amicus come from?
Ellipsis of amicus curiae.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).