priapus
/pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/noun
priapus is spelled P-R-I-A-P-U-S: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, priapus means “An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of priapus is priapi or priapuses.
How many letters and syllables are in priapus?
| Letters | 7: P-R-I-A-P-U-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 22 million words; the 141,699th 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 priapus?
Priapus appears about once in every 22 million words in written English, the 141,699th 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 priapus?
- /pɹaɪˈeɪpəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of priapus
- priapi plural
- priapuses plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does priapus mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.
- 2
A representation of a phallus.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does priapus come from?
Latin, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).