anaphor
/ˈæ.nə.fɔɹ/noun
anaphor is spelled A-N-A-P-H-O-R: 7 letters and 3 syllables. As a noun, anaphor means “An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of anaphor is anaphors or anaphora.
How many letters and syllables are in anaphor?
| Letters | 7: A-N-A-P-H-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | too rare for the frequency list |
| 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 do you pronounce anaphor?
- US /ˈæ.nə.fɔɹ/
- UK /ˈæ.nə.fə/
- UK /ˈæ.nə.fɔː/
Anaphor has 3 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-anaphor.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of anaphor
- anaphors plural
- anaphora plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does anaphor mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An expression referring to another expression. In stricter uses, an expression referring to something earlier in the discourse or, even more strictly, only reflexive and reciprocal pronouns.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Anaphor in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense expression referring to other:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | anaphore |
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 anaphor come from?
Back-formation from anaphora.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).