apoplexy
/ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/noun
apoplexy is spelled A-P-O-P-L-E-X-Y: 8 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apoplexy means “Unconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apoplexy is apoplexies.
How many letters and syllables are in apoplexy?
| Letters | 8: A-P-O-P-L-E-X-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,122nd 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 apoplexy?
Apoplexy appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,122nd 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 apoplexy?
- /ˈæp.əˌplɛk.si/
Apoplexy has 4 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-apoplexy.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of apoplexy
- apoplexies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apoplexy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedUnconsciousness or incapacity resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage or stroke.
- 2
datedGross hemorrhage into a cavity or into the substance of an organ.
- 3
informalA state of intense anger; uncontrollable fury so intense as to have effects like a stroke.
That message sent him into a fit of apoplexy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apoplexy in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Apoplex, Apoplexie , Apoplexia, Schlaganfall |
| Spanish | apoplejía |
| French | apoplexie |
| Portuguese | apoplexia |
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 apoplexy come from?
Late Middle English from Old French apoplexie, from Late Latin apoplexia, from Ancient Greek ἀποπληξία (apoplēxía, “madness; apoplexy, paralysis”), from ἀποπλήσσω (apoplḗssō, “to cripple by a stroke”) + -ία (-ía, nominal suffix). See plague.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).