caryatid
/ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/noun
caryatid is spelled C-A-R-Y-A-T-I-D: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caryatid means “A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caryatid is caryatids or caryatides.
How many letters and syllables are in caryatid?
| Letters | 8: C-A-R-Y-A-T-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 136,649th 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 caryatid?
Caryatid appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 136,649th 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 caryatid?
- /ˌkɛəɹiˈætɪd/
- /ˌkæɹiˈætɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-caryatid.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-caryatid.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of caryatid
- caryatids plural
- caryatides plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caryatid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural support taking the place of a column or a pillar supporting an entablature on her head.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Caryatid in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense a sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element:
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 caryatid come from?
From Middle French cariatide, from Latin caryatides, from Ancient Greek Καρυάτιδες (Karuátides), plural of Καρυᾶτις (Karuâtis, “a priestess of Artemis, female figures used as bearing-shafts”), from καρυατίζω (karuatízō, “dance the Karyatid festival dance”) from Καρύαι (Karúai, “a town in Laconia with a temple of Artemis and a festival”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).