apiary
/ˈeɪ.pi.ɛɹ.i/noun
apiary is spelled A-P-I-A-R-Y: 6 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apiary means “A place where bees and their hives are kept” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apiary is apiaries.
How many letters and syllables are in apiary?
| Letters | 6: A-P-I-A-R-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 93,703rd 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 apiary?
Apiary appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 93,703rd 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 apiary?
- UK /ˈeɪ.pi.ə.ɹi/
- US /ˈeɪ.pi.ɛɹ.i/
Apiary has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-apiary.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apiary
- apiaries plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apiary mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A place where bees and their hives are kept.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apiary in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a place where bees and hives are kept:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rucher |
| German | Bienenhaus, Apiarium, Bienenstand |
| Portuguese | apiário |
| Spanish | colmenar, abejar, apiario |
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 apiary come from?
17th century, from Latin apiārium, from apis (“bee”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).