epicontinental
adjective
epicontinental is spelled E-P-I-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L: 14 letters. It appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, epicontinental means “Located on a continental shelf” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in epicontinental?
| Letters | 14: E-P-I-C-O-N-T-I-N-E-N-T-A-L |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 68 million words; the 258,950th 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 epicontinental?
Epicontinental appears about once in every 68 million words in written English, the 258,950th 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 epicontinental
- more epicontinental comparative
- most epicontinental superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epicontinental mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Located on a continental shelf
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does epicontinental come from?
From epi- + continental.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).