Phocian
/ˈfəʊʃən/adjective, noun
Phocian is spelled P-H-O-C-I-A-N: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, Phocian means “Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Phocis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in Phocian?
| Letters | 7: P-H-O-C-I-A-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th 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 Phocian?
Phocian appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 Phocian?
- /ˈfəʊʃən/
- /ˈfəʊsiən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Phocian
- Phocians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Phocian mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Pertaining to the ancient Greek region of Phocis.
noun
- 1
A native or inhabitant of Phocis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Phocian come from?
From Latin Phōcis (itself a borrowing from Ancient Greek Φωκίς (Phōkís)) + -an.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).