empusa
/ɛmˈpjuːsə/noun
empusa is spelled E-M-P-U-S-A: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, empusa means “In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of empusa is empusas or empusae.
How many letters and syllables are in empusa?
| Letters | 6: E-M-P-U-S-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 59 million words; the 240,237th 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 empusa?
Empusa appears about once in every 59 million words in written English, the 240,237th 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 empusa?
- /ɛmˈpjuːsə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of empusa
- empusas plural
- empusae plural
- empousa
- empuse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does empusa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
In Ancient Greek mythology, a kind of spectre sent by Hecate to guard roads and devour travellers.
noun
- 1
Alternative letter-case form of empusa.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Empusa in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense kind of spectre in Greek mythology:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Empousa, Empuse |
| German | Empusa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does empusa come from?
Ancient Greek Ἔμπουσα (Émpousa)
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).