cyclopaedia
/saɪk.ləʊˈpiːd.i.ə/obsolete
cyclopaedia is spelled C-Y-C-L-O-P-A-E-D-I-A: 11 letters and 5 syllables. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 110,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cyclopaedia means “The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cyclopaedia is cyclopaedias or cyclopaediae.
How many letters and syllables are in cyclopaedia?
| Letters | 11: C-Y-C-L-O-P-A-E-D-I-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (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 |
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 cyclopaedia?
Cyclopaedia 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 cyclopaedia?
- UK /saɪk.ləʊˈpiːd.i.ə/
Cyclopaedia has 5 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of cyclopaedia
- cyclopædia UK
- cyclopedia US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cyclopaedia mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicThe circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge.
- 2
archaicAn encyclopedia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does cyclopaedia come from?
From Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”) + παιδεία (paideía, “child-rearing, education”). See cycle, and compare encyclopedia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).