autocephaly
/ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/noun
autocephaly is spelled A-U-T-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-Y: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, autocephaly means “The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of autocephaly is autocephalies.
How many letters and syllables are in autocephaly?
| Letters | 11: A-U-T-O-C-E-P-H-A-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 49 million words; the 217,360th 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 autocephaly?
Autocephaly appears about once in every 49 million words in written English, the 217,360th 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 autocephaly?
- /ˌɔːtəˈsɛfəli/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of autocephaly
- autocephalies plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does autocephaly mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The condition where a church's leaders have severed ties to a larger body and thus no longer report to a higher authority.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Autocephaly in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the organisational independence of a church:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | autocéphalie |
| German | Autokephalie |
| Spanish | autocefalia |
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 autocephaly come from?
From autocephalous + -y.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).