apparition
/ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/noun
apparition is spelled A-P-P-A-R-I-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apparition means “An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apparition is apparitions.
How many letters and syllables are in apparition?
| Letters | 10: A-P-P-A-R-I-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,504th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apparition?
Apparition appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,504th 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 apparition?
- UK /ˌæp.əɹˈɪʃn̩/
- US /ˌæp.ɚˈɪʃ.n̩/
- US /ˌæp.ɚˈɪ.ʃən/
Apparition 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-apparition.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with apparition?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as apparition from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʃn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of apparition
- apparitions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apparition mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An act of becoming visible; appearance; visibility.
- 2
The thing appearing; a visible object; a form.
- 3
An unexpected, wonderful, or preternatural appearance; especially, one by a ghost, phantom, or suchlike; the entity itself.
The region's economy is buoyed by tourism driven by past apparitions of the Virgin Mary.
- 4
The first appearance of a star or other luminary after having been invisible or obscured; opposed to occultation.
- 5
A period of consecutive days or nights when a particular celestial body may be observed, beginning with the heliacal rising of the body and ending with its heliacal setting.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apparition in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | apparition |
| German | Erscheinen, Erscheinung , Gespenst |
| Portuguese | aparição, aparecimento |
| Spanish | aparición , jugarreta, pora |
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 apparition come from?
From Middle French apparition, from Latin apparitio, from appareo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).