deuterocanonical
adjective
deuterocanonical is spelled D-E-U-T-E-R-O-C-A-N-O-N-I-C-A-L: 16 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, deuterocanonical means “Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in deuterocanonical?
| Letters | 16: D-E-U-T-E-R-O-C-A-N-O-N-I-C-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 deuterocanonical?
Deuterocanonical appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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).
What does deuterocanonical mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Being of the second canon of the Old Testament of the Bible, and not accepted by some Christians. Part of the Apocrypha.
- 2
Of, within, or according to a decidedly lesser canon of installments in a franchise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Deuterocanonical in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense of the second canon of the Old Testament:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | deutérocanonique |
| Spanish | deuterocanónico |
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 deuterocanonical come from?
From deutero- + canonical.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).