antiqua
noun
antiqua is spelled A-N-T-I-Q-U-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, antiqua means “Alternative form of Antiqua (“style of typeface”)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of antiqua is antiquas.
How many letters and syllables are in antiqua?
| Letters | 7: A-N-T-I-Q-U-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 antiqua?
Antiqua appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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).
Forms of antiqua
- antiquas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does antiqua mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative form of Antiqua (“style of typeface”).
noun
- 1
A style of typeface used to mimic styles of handwriting or calligraphy common during the 15th and 16th centuries.
- 2
Any typeface with serifs and modulation (often as opposed to Gothic).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Antiqua in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Antiqua |
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 antiqua come from?
From Latin antīqua, feminine of antīquus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).