apace
/əˈpeɪs/adverb
apace is spelled A-P-A-C-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, apace means “Quickly, rapidly, with speed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apace?
| Letters | 5: A-P-A-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 55,433rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apace?
Apace appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 55,433rd 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 apace?
- US /əˈpeɪs/
Apace has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-apace.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with apace?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as apace from its last stressed vowel (/eɪs/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does apace mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apace in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense quickly, rapidly, with speed:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rapidement, aller bon train |
| German | rasch |
| Portuguese | ligeiro, rapidamente |
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 apace come from?
From Middle English apās (“step by step, slowly; quickly, rapidly; at once, promptly”), from Old French à pas (“at a quick pace”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).