bathyscaphe
ba·thy·scaphe/ˈbæθɪˌskeɪv/noun
bathyscaphe is spelled B-A-T-H-Y-S-C-A-P-H-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables (ba·thy·scaphe). It appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bathyscaphe means “A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bathyscaphe is bathyscaphes.
How many letters and syllables are in bathyscaphe?
| Letters | 11: B-A-T-H-Y-S-C-A-P-H-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ba·thy·scaphe |
| In writing | about once in every 65 million words; the 252,559th 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 bathyscaphe?
Bathyscaphe appears about once in every 65 million words in written English, the 252,559th 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 bathyscaphe?
- UK /ˈbæθɪˌskeɪv/
- UK /ˈbæθɪˌskæf/
Bathyscaphe has 3 syllables, split ba·thy·scaphe in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-bathyscape.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Neøn-bathyscaphe.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of bathyscaphe
- bathyscaphes plural
- bathyscaph
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bathyscaphe mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A self-propelled deep-sea diving submersible for exploring the ocean depths, consisting of a crew cabin similar to a bathysphere suspended below a float filled with a buoyant liquid such as petrol.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Bathyscaphe in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense self-propelled deep-sea submersible:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | bathyscaphe |
| German | Bathyscaph, Bathyskaph |
| Portuguese | batiscafo |
| Spanish | batiscafo |
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 bathyscaphe come from?
Borrowed from French bathyscaphe. Analyzable as bathy- + Ancient Greek σκάφη (skáphē, “little boat, skiff”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).