dolichos
noun
dolichos is spelled D-O-L-I-C-H-O-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, dolichos means “A long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of dolichos is dolichoi or dolichoses.
How many letters and syllables are in dolichos?
| Letters | 8: D-O-L-I-C-H-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 dolichos?
Dolichos appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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).
Forms of dolichos
- dolichoi plural
- dolichus
- dolichoses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dolichos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A long-distance race in the ancient Olympic Games.
- 2
A plant of the genus Dolichos.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does dolichos come from?
From Ancient Greek δόλιχος (dólikhos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).