amphictyonic
/æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/adjective
amphictyonic is spelled A-M-P-H-I-C-T-Y-O-N-I-C: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, amphictyonic means “Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in amphictyonic?
| Letters | 12: A-M-P-H-I-C-T-Y-O-N-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st 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 amphictyonic?
Amphictyonic appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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 amphictyonic?
- /æmˌfɪktiˈɒnɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does amphictyonic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or relating to the amphictyons or their League or Council.
an Amphictyonic town or state
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Amphictyonic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense relating to the Amphictyons:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | amphictyonique |
| Portuguese | anfictiónico, anfictiônico |
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 amphictyonic come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀμφικτυονικός (Amphiktuonikós). By surface analysis, amphictyon + -ic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).