lekythos
noun
lekythos is spelled L-E-K-Y-T-H-O-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, lekythos means “A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of lekythos is lekythoi or lekythoses.
How many letters and syllables are in lekythos?
| Letters | 8: L-E-K-Y-T-H-O-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 95 million words; the 313,259th 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 lekythos?
Lekythos appears about once in every 95 million words in written English, the 313,259th 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 lekythos
- lekythoi plural
- lekythoses plural
- lecythus
- lekythus
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does lekythos mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pottery flask with a narrow neck, used in Ancient Greece for storing oil.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does lekythos come from?
From Ancient Greek λήκυθος (lḗkuthos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).