phantasm
phan·tasm/ˈfæntæzəm/noun
phantasm is spelled P-H-A-N-T-A-S-M: 8 letters and 2 syllables (phan·tasm). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, phantasm means “Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of phantasm is phantasms.
How many letters and syllables are in phantasm?
| Letters | 8: P-H-A-N-T-A-S-M |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: phan·tasm |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,114th 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 phantasm?
Phantasm appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,114th 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 phantasm?
- /ˈfæntæzəm/
Phantasm has 2 syllables, split phan·tasm in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Qwertygiy-phantasm.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of phantasm
- phantasms plural
- phantasma
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does phantasm mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something seen but having no physical reality; a phantom or apparition.
- 2
An impression as received by the senses, especially an image, often prior to any interpretation by the intellect.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does phantasm come from?
A learned variant of phantom; from Middle English fantosme, from Old French fantosme, fantasme, from Latin phantasma, from Ancient Greek φάντασμα (phántasma). Doublet of phantom.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).