hexagram
/ˈhɛksəɡɹæm/noun
hexagram is spelled H-E-X-A-G-R-A-M: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hexagram means “A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hexagram is hexagrams.
How many letters and syllables are in hexagram?
| Letters | 8: H-E-X-A-G-R-A-M |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 100,430th 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 hexagram?
Hexagram appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 100,430th 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 hexagram?
- /ˈhɛksəɡɹæm/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hexagram
- hexagrams plural
- hexagramme
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hexagram mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A hollow six-pointed star formed by overlapping two equilateral triangles.
- 2
Any of the 64 sets of solid and broken lines, formed by pairs of trigrams, used for divination in the I Ching.
- 3
A large silvern coin minted during the Byzantine Empire.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hexagram in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense star shape:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | hexagramme |
| German | Hexagramm |
| Spanish | hexagrama |
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 hexagram come from?
From hexa- + -gram.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).