ekstasis
ek·sta·sis/ˈɛkstəsɪs/noun
ekstasis is spelled E-K-S-T-A-S-I-S: 8 letters and 3 syllables (ek·sta·sis). It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ekstasis means “The state of being beside oneself or rapt out of oneself” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ekstasis is ekstases.
How many letters and syllables are in ekstasis?
| Letters | 8: E-K-S-T-A-S-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: ek·sta·sis |
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 ekstasis?
Ekstasis appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 ekstasis?
- /ˈɛkstəsɪs/
Ekstasis has 3 syllables, split ek·sta·sis in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ekstasis.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-ekstasis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ekstasis
- ekstases plural
- ecstasis
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ekstasis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being beside oneself or rapt out of oneself.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does ekstasis come from?
Ancient Greek ἔκστασις (ékstasis, “displacement, cession, trance”)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).