apogee
/ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/noun
apogee is spelled A-P-O-G-E-E: 6 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apogee means “The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apogee is apogees or apogées.
How many letters and syllables are in apogee?
| Letters | 6: A-P-O-G-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is apogee?
Apogee appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 apogee?
- /ˈæp.ə.d͡ʒi/
Apogee has 3 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-us-apogee.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apogee
- apogees plural
- apogée
- apogées plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apogee mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The point, in an orbit about the Earth, that is farthest from the Earth: the apoapsis of an Earth orbiter.
- 2
The point, in an orbit about any planet, that is farthest from the planet: the apoapsis of any satellite.
- 3
The point, in any trajectory of an object in space, where it is farthest from the Earth.
- 4
The highest point.
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of apogee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apogee in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a point in an orbit around the Earth:
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 apogee come from?
From Middle French apogée, from Latin apogaeum, apogēum, from Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “away from Earth”), from ἀπό (apó, “away”) + γῆ (gê, “Earth”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).