epiphora
e·pi·phor·a/ɪˈpɪfərə/noun
epiphora is spelled E-P-I-P-H-O-R-A: 8 letters and 4 syllables (e·pi·phor·a). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, epiphora means “epistrophe” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of epiphora is epiphoras.
How many letters and syllables are in epiphora?
| Letters | 8: E-P-I-P-H-O-R-A |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: e·pi·phor·a |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 epiphora?
Epiphora appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 epiphora?
- /ɪˈpɪfərə/
Epiphora has 4 syllables, split e·pi·phor·a in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of epiphora
- epiphoras plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does epiphora mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
epistrophe
- 2
Excessive tear production usually a result from an irritation of the eye.
- 3
Any member of the species Polystachya (syn. Epiphora) of yellowspike orchids, of tropical and subtropical environments worldwide.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does epiphora come from?
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐπιφορά (epiphorá).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).