hoplite
/ˈhɒplaɪt/noun
hoplite is spelled H-O-P-L-I-T-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, hoplite means “A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of hoplite is hoplites.
How many letters and syllables are in hoplite?
| Letters | 7: H-O-P-L-I-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th 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 hoplite?
Hoplite appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th 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 hoplite?
- /ˈhɒplaɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of hoplite
- hoplites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does hoplite mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece, wielding a one-handed spear and an aspis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Hoplite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense A heavily-armed infantry soldier of Ancient Greece:
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 hoplite come from?
From Ancient Greek ὁπλίτης (hoplítēs, “heavily armed foot-soldier”), from ὅπλον (hóplon, “arms, armor, weapon”) (from which English hopl-). Compare Latin hoplomachus (“gladiator”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).