Dodecanese
Do·de·ca·nese/ˌdəʊdɛkəˈniːz/noun
Dodecanese is spelled D-O-D-E-C-A-N-E-S-E: 10 letters and 4 syllables (Do·de·ca·nese). It appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Dodecanese means “The people of this island chain” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Dodecanese?
| Letters | 10: D-O-D-E-C-A-N-E-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: Do·de·ca·nese |
| In writing | about once in every 19 million words; the 131,834th 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 Dodecanese?
Dodecanese appears about once in every 19 million words in written English, the 131,834th 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 Dodecanese?
- /ˌdəʊdɛkəˈniːz/
Dodecanese has 4 syllables, split Do·de·ca·nese in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-Dodecanese.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does Dodecanese mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The people of this island chain.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Dodecanese come from?
From Greek Δωδεκάνησα (Dodekánisa, “twelve islands”), from δώδεκα (dṓdeka, “twelve”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).