hemicycle
noun
hemicycle is spelled H-E-M-I-C-Y-C-L-E: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hemicycle means “A semicircle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hemicycle is hemicycles.
How many letters and syllables are in hemicycle?
| Letters | 9: H-E-M-I-C-Y-C-L-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 72 million words; the 269,040th 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 hemicycle?
Hemicycle appears about once in every 72 million words in written English, the 269,040th 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 hemicycle
- hemicycles plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hemicycle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A semicircle.
- 2
A semicircular structure.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hemicycle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense semicircle – see also semicircle:
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 hemicycle come from?
From hemi- + cycle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).