aplysia
noun
aplysia is spelled A-P-L-Y-S-I-A: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aplysia means “Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aplysia is aplysias.
How many letters and syllables are in aplysia?
| Letters | 7: A-P-L-Y-S-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 aplysia?
Aplysia appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 aplysia
- aplysias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aplysia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Any sea slug of the genus Aplysia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Aplysia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense any sea slug of the genus Aplysia:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | aplysie, lièvre de mer |
| Portuguese | aplísia |
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 aplysia come from?
Borrowed from taxonomic name Aplysia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).