archon
/ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/noun
archon is spelled A-R-C-H-O-N: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, archon means “A chief magistrate of ancient Athens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of archon is archontes or archons.
How many letters and syllables are in archon?
| Letters | 6: A-R-C-H-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 52,954th 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 archon?
Archon appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 52,954th 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 archon?
- /ˈɑː(ɹ)kən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-archon.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with archon?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as archon.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: anchor, rancho.
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 archon
- archontes plural
- archons plural
- arkhon
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does archon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A chief magistrate of ancient Athens.
- 2
A person who claims the right to rule, or to exercise power or sovereign authority over other human beings.
- 3
A ruler, head of state or other leader.
- 4
A supernatural ruler of the cosmos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Archon in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense chief magistrate:
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 archon come from?
From Ancient Greek ἄρχων (árkhōn), a noun use of the present participle of ἄρχω (árkhō, “to rule”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).