ataraxia
/ætəˈɹæksiə/noun
ataraxia is spelled A-T-A-R-A-X-I-A: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ataraxia means “Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ataraxia is ataraxias.
How many letters and syllables are in ataraxia?
| Letters | 8: A-T-A-R-A-X-I-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 26 million words; the 154,067th 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 ataraxia?
Ataraxia appears about once in every 26 million words in written English, the 154,067th 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 ataraxia?
- US /ætəˈɹæksiə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-ataraxia.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ataraxia
- ataraxias plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ataraxia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Tranquility of mind; absence of mental disturbance.
Near-synonyms: ataraxy, peace of mind, unflappability, unperturbedness
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ataraxia in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense absence of mental disturbance:
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 ataraxia come from?
From Ancient Greek ἀταραξία (ataraxía), ἀ- (a-, negative prefix) + ταράσσω (tarássō, “trouble, disturb”). Doublet of ataraxy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).