anagnorisis
/ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs/noun
anagnorisis is spelled A-N-A-G-N-O-R-I-S-I-S: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, anagnorisis means “The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anagnorisis is anagnorises.
How many letters and syllables are in anagnorisis?
| Letters | 11: A-N-A-G-N-O-R-I-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 98 million words; the 317,168th 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 anagnorisis?
Anagnorisis appears about once in every 98 million words in written English, the 317,168th 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 anagnorisis?
- /ˌænəɡˈnɒrɪsɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-anagnorisis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anagnorisis
- anagnorises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anagnorisis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The moment in the plot of a drama in which the hero makes a discovery that explains previously unexplained events or situations; a denouement.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anagnorisis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense moment in the plot when a character makes a critical discovery:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | anagnórise |
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 anagnorisis come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀναγνώρισις (anagnṓrisis), from ἀναγνωρίζειν (anagnōrízein, “to recognise, discover”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).