ecce
/ˈɛksi/interjection
ecce is spelled E-C-C-E: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an interjection, ecce means “an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ecce?
| Letters | 4: E-C-C-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 76,798th 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 ecce?
Ecce appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 76,798th 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 ecce?
- /ˈɛksi/
- /ˈɛkeɪ/
- /ˈɛtʃeɪ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ecce.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ecce2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ecce3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does ecce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
interjection
- 1
an interjection used to draw attention to something or someone; behold!
noun
- 1
Initialism of extracapsular cataract extraction
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ecce come from?
Borrowed from Latin ecce.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).