sphynx
/ˈsfɪŋks/noun
sphynx is spelled S-P-H-Y-N-X: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sphynx means “Dated form of sphinx (mythological creature)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sphynx is sphynxes.
How many letters and syllables are in sphynx?
| Letters | 6: S-P-H-Y-N-X |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th 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 sphynx?
Sphynx appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th 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 sphynx?
- /ˈsfɪŋks/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-sphinx.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-Sphynx.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sphynx
- sphynxes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sphynx mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
datedDated form of sphinx (mythological creature).
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Sphynx (breed of cat).
noun
- 1
A domestic cat of a breed with little or no hair, a narrow long head, and webbed feet.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sphynx in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense cat:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | Sphynx |
| German | Sphynx, Sphinx |
| Portuguese | Sphynx |
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.