apud
/ˈæpəd/preposition
apud is spelled A-P-U-D: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a preposition, apud means “Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in apud?
| Letters | 4: A-P-U-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 14 million words; the 113,022nd 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 apud?
Apud appears about once in every 14 million words in written English, the 113,022nd 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 apud?
- /ˈæpəd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-apud.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-apud.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does apud mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
preposition
- 1
Used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand
Jones apud Smith means that the original source is Jones, but that the author is relying on Smith for that reference.
noun
- 1
That secrete low molecular weight polypeptide hormones, such as gastrin, secretin, cholecystokinin, and motilin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate apud?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of apud: ap..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Apud in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense used in scholarly works to cite a reference at second hand:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Portuguese | apud |
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 apud come from?
Borrowed from Latin apud (“at, by, in the presence of, in the writings of”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).