ekphrastic
/ɛkˈfɹæstɪk/adjective
ekphrastic is spelled E-K-P-H-R-A-S-T-I-C: 10 letters. It appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, ekphrastic means “Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ekphrastic?
| Letters | 10: E-K-P-H-R-A-S-T-I-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 78 million words; the 279,513th 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 ekphrastic?
Ekphrastic appears about once in every 78 million words in written English, the 279,513th 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 ekphrastic?
- /ɛkˈfɹæstɪk/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ekphrastic.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ekphrastic
- more ekphrastic comparative
- most ekphrastic superlative
- ecphrastic
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ekphrastic mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to ekphrasis; clear, lucid.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ekphrastic come from?
From Ancient Greek ἐκφραστικός (ekphrastikós).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).