epact
noun
epact is spelled E-P-A-C-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epact means “the time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epact is epacts.
How many letters and syllables are in epact?
| Letters | 5: E-P-A-C-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 43 million words; the 201,693rd 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 epact?
Epact appears about once in every 43 million words in written English, the 201,693rd 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).
Forms of epact
- epacts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epact mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
the time (number of days) by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months; it is used in the calculation of the date of Easter
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Epact in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the time by which a solar year exceeds twelve lunar months:
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 epact come from?
From French épacte, from Latin epactae, from Ancient Greek ἐπακταί (epaktaí, “intercalary days”), feminine plural of ἐπακτός (epaktós, “brought on or in, added”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).