Cypriot
/ˈsɪp.ɹi.ət/noun, adjective
Cypriot is spelled C-Y-P-R-I-O-T: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Cypriot means “A person from Cyprus” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Cypriot is Cypriots.
How many letters and syllables are in Cypriot?
| Letters | 7: C-Y-P-R-I-O-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 34,063rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is Cypriot?
Cypriot appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 34,063rd 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 Cypriot?
- US /ˈsɪp.ɹi.ət/
Cypriot has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Cypriot.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of Cypriot
- Cypriots plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Cypriot mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person from Cyprus.
adjective
- 1
Of, from, or relating to Cyprus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cypriot in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Chypriote, Cypriote , chypriote |
| German | Zyprer, Zyprier, Zypriot, Zyprerin, Zypriotin , zypriotisch |
| Portuguese | cipriota |
| Spanish | chipriota |
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 Cypriot come from?
From Ancient Greek Κυπριώτης (Kupriṓtēs, “Cypriot”). By surface analysis, Cypr(us) + -iot.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).