spanakopita
/ˌspænəˈkoʊpɪtə/noun
spanakopita is spelled S-P-A-N-A-K-O-P-I-T-A: 11 letters. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, spanakopita means “A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese, green onions, egg, and seasoning in phyllo pastry” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of spanakopita is spanakopitas or spanakopites.
How many letters and syllables are in spanakopita?
| Letters | 11: S-P-A-N-A-K-O-P-I-T-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd 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 spanakopita?
Spanakopita appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 spanakopita?
- /ˌspænəˈkoʊpɪtə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-spanakopita.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of spanakopita
- spanakopitas plural
- spanakopites plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does spanakopita mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A Greek dish made with pre-cooked spinach, butter, olive oil, cheese, green onions, egg, and seasoning in phyllo pastry.
- 2
The same or similar dishes made without cheese.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does spanakopita come from?
Modern Greek σπανακόπιτα (spanakópita), from σπανάκι (spanáki, “spinach”) + -ό- (-ó-, linking vowel) + πίτα (píta, “pie”). Usually short for σπανακοτυρόπιτα (spanakotyrópita, “spanakotiropita, spinach and cheese pie”), from same as above and τυρί (tyrí, “cheese”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).