apologia
/ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/noun
apologia is spelled A-P-O-L-O-G-I-A: 8 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apologia means “A written defense of a position or belief” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apologia is apologias or apologiae.
How many letters and syllables are in apologia?
| Letters | 8: A-P-O-L-O-G-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 62,179th 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 apologia?
Apologia appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 62,179th 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 apologia?
- US /ˌæp.əˈloʊ.d͡ʒi.ə/
Apologia has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-apologia.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apologia
- apologias plural
- apologiae plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apologia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A written defense of a position or belief.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does apologia come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀπολογία (apología, “speech in defense of a position”). Doublet of apology.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).