entablature
/ɛnˈtæ.blə.t͡ʃɚ/noun
entablature is spelled E-N-T-A-B-L-A-T-U-R-E: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, entablature means “All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of entablature is entablatures.
How many letters and syllables are in entablature?
| Letters | 11: E-N-T-A-B-L-A-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is entablature?
Entablature appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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 entablature?
- /ɛnˈtæ.blə.t͡ʃɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Sapaa-entablature.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with entablature?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as entablature.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: untreatable.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of entablature
- entablatures plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does entablature mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
All of that part of a classical temple above the capitals of the columns; includes the architrave, frieze, and cornice but not the roof.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entablature in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense part of a classical temple:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | entablement |
| German | Gebälk, Hauptgesims |
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 entablature come from?
From Italian intavolatura, from in + tavola (“table”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).