hapax
noun
hapax is spelled H-A-P-A-X: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hapax means “Ellipsis of hapax legomenon” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hapax is hapaxes.
How many letters and syllables are in hapax?
| Letters | 5: H-A-P-A-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th 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 hapax?
Hapax appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th 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 hapax
- hapaxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hapax mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Ellipsis of hapax legomenon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hapax in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense hapax legomenon:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | hápax |
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.