bibliotheca
/ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/obsolete
bibliotheca is spelled B-I-B-L-I-O-T-H-E-C-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, bibliotheca means “A library” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of bibliotheca is bibliothecas or bibliothecae.
How many letters and syllables are in bibliotheca?
| Letters | 11: B-I-B-L-I-O-T-H-E-C-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 69,055th 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 bibliotheca?
Bibliotheca appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 69,055th 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 bibliotheca?
- /ˌbɪbli.əˈθiːkə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does bibliotheca mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA library.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does bibliotheca come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin bibliothēca, borrowed from Ancient Greek βιβλιοθήκη (bibliothḗkē, “library”). Equivalent to biblio- + -theca. Doublet of bibliotheque.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).