crepuscular
/kɹɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/adjective
crepuscular is spelled C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-A-R: 11 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, crepuscular means “Of or resembling twilight; dim” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in crepuscular?
| Letters | 11: C-R-E-P-U-S-C-U-L-A-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 110,368th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is crepuscular?
Crepuscular appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th 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 crepuscular?
- UK /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjʊ.lə/
- US /kɹɪˈpʌs.kjə.lɚ/
Crepuscular has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-crepuscular.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with crepuscular?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as crepuscular from its last stressed vowel (/ʌskjələɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of crepuscular
- more crepuscular comparative
- most crepuscular superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does crepuscular mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of or resembling twilight; dim.
- 2
Active at or around dusk, dawn or twilight.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Crepuscular in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | crépusculaire |
| German | dämmerungs- , dämmerungsaktiv |
| Portuguese | crepuscular |
| Spanish | crepuscular |
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 crepuscular come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin crepusculum + -ar.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).