sculpture
sculp·ture/ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/noun, verb
sculpture is spelled S-C-U-L-P-T-U-R-E: 9 letters and 2 syllables (sculp·ture). It appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sculpture means “A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sculpture is sculptures.
How many letters and syllables are in sculpture?
| Letters | 9: S-C-U-L-P-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sculp·ture |
| In writing | 8.3 times per million words; the 8,036th 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 sculpture?
Sculpture appears 8.3 times per million words in written English, the 8,036th 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 sculpture?
- US /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃɚ/
- UK /ˈskʌlptj(ʊ)ə/
- UK /ˈskʌlpt͡ʃə/
Sculpture has 2 syllables, split sculp·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-sculpture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sculpture
- sculptures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- sculpturing participle, present
- sculptured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sculpture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A three-dimensional work of art created by shaping malleable objects and letting them harden or by chipping away pieces from a rock (sculpting).
- 2
More generally (since modernism), a three-dimensional work of art of any material or of mixed materials, whether sculpted, assembled, found, constructed or created using multiple techniques.
- 3
Works of art created by sculpting, as a group.
- 4
The three-dimensional ornamentation on the outer surface of a shell.
- 5
archaicA printed picture, such as an engraving.
verb
- 1
To fashion something into a three-dimensional figure.
- 2
To represent something in sculpture.
- 3
To change the shape of a land feature by erosion etc.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sculpture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | sculpture |
| German | Bildhauerkunst, Bildhauerei , Skulptur , schnitzen |
| Portuguese | escultura |
| Spanish | escultura, esculpidura , esculpir |
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 sculpture come from?
From Middle English sculpture, from Old French sculpture, from Latin sculptūra (“sculpture”), from sculpō (“to cut out, to carve in stone”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).