analects
[ˈæ.nəˌlɛk(t)s]noun
analects is spelled A-N-A-L-E-C-T-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, analects means “A collection of excerpts or quotes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in analects?
| Letters | 8: A-N-A-L-E-C-T-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 106,501st 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 analects?
Analects appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 106,501st 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 analects?
- [ˈæ.nəˌlɛk(t)s]
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does analects mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A collection of excerpts or quotes.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Analects in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a collection of excerpts or quotes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Analekten, Sammlung von Auszügen, Zitatesammlung, Sprüchesammlung |
| Portuguese | analectos |
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 analects come from?
First attested in 1658, from Ancient Greek ἀνάλεκτα (análekta, “things chosen”), from ἀνα- (ana-, “up”) + λέγω (légō, “I gather”). Compare lecture.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).