apian
/ˈeɪpi.ən/adjective, noun
apian is spelled A-P-I-A-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, apian means “Relating to bees” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apian?
| Letters | 5: A-P-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apian?
Apian appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 apian?
- /ˈeɪpi.ən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-apian.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with apian?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as apian.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: piana.
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).
Forms of apian
- more apian comparative
- most apian superlative
- apians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Relating to bees.
noun
- 1
rareA bee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense related to bees:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | ápico |
| Spanish | api- |
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 apian come from?
19th century, from Latin apiānus, from apis (“bee”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).