apricot
apri·cot/ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/noun, adjective
apricot is spelled A-P-R-I-C-O-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (apri·cot). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, apricot means “A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of apricot is apricots.
How many letters and syllables are in apricot?
| Letters | 7: A-P-R-I-C-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: apri·cot |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 29,649th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is apricot?
Apricot appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 29,649th 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 apricot?
- UK /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɒt/
- US /ˈeɪ.pɹɪ.kɑt/
- US /ˈæp.ɹɪ.kɑt/
Apricot has 2 syllables, split apri·cot in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-apricot.ogg, En-us-apricot.ogg, En-us-apricot-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with apricot?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as apricot (/eɪpɹɪkɑt/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: aprotic.
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 apricot
- apricots plural
- more apricot comparative
- most apricot superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does apricot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A round sweet and juicy stone fruit, resembling peach or plum in taste, with a yellow-orange flesh, lightly fuzzy skin and a large seed inside.
pickled apricots
- 2
The apricot tree, Prunus armeniaca.
- 3
A pale yellow-orange colour, like that of an apricot fruit.
- 4
A dog with an orange-coloured coat.
- 5
The junction of the brain and brain stem on a target, used as an aiming point to ensure a one-shot kill.
- 6
AustraliaUKdatedslangA testicle.
Hot water has always made my apricots sag.
adjective
- 1
Of a pale yellowish-orange colour, like that of an apricot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apricot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | abricot , abricotier |
| German | Aprikose, Marille , Aprikosenbaum , aprikosenfarben, apricot |
| Portuguese | damasco, abricó, alperce, alperche, abricoque, abricote |
| Spanish | albaricoque, chabacano, damasquillo, albérchigo, alberge, albarcoque |
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.