Autolycus
noun
Autolycus is spelled A-U-T-O-L-Y-C-U-S: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Autolycus means “A thief or plagiarist” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Autolycus is Autolycuses or Autolyci.
How many letters and syllables are in Autolycus?
| Letters | 9: A-U-T-O-L-Y-C-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 18 million words; the 127,184th 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 Autolycus?
Autolycus appears about once in every 18 million words in written English, the 127,184th 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).
Forms of Autolycus
- Autolycuses plural
- Autolyci plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Autolycus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A thief or plagiarist.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Autolycus come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Αὐτόλυκος (Autólukos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).