apeiron
/əˈpaɪ.ɹɒn/noun
apeiron is spelled A-P-E-I-R-O-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apeiron means “A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apeiron?
| Letters | 7: A-P-E-I-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th 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 apeiron?
Apeiron appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th 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 apeiron?
- /əˈpaɪ.ɹɒn/
- /-ˈpeɪ-/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apeiron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A kind of infinite primal chaos in the cosmological theory of Anaximander.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does apeiron come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἀπείρων (apeírōn).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).