megaron
meg·a·ron/ˈmɛɡəɹɑn/noun
megaron is spelled M-E-G-A-R-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (meg·a·ron). It appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, megaron means “The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of megaron is megara or megarons.
How many letters and syllables are in megaron?
| Letters | 7: M-E-G-A-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: meg·a·ron |
| In writing | about once in every 60 million words; the 243,301st 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 megaron?
Megaron appears about once in every 60 million words in written English, the 243,301st 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 megaron?
- UK /ˈmɛɡəɹɒn/
- US /ˈmɛɡəɹɑn/
Megaron has 3 syllables, split meg·a·ron in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-megaron.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of megaron
- megara plural
- megarons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does megaron mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The rectangular great hall in a Mycenaean building, usually supported with pillars.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Megaron in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Mycenean rectangular hall:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | mégaron |
| German | Megaron |
| Spanish | mégaron, megarón |
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 megaron come from?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek μέγαρον (mégaron).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).