Strephon
noun
Strephon is spelled S-T-R-E-P-H-O-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, Strephon means “A male lover” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of Strephon is Strephons.
How many letters and syllables are in Strephon?
| Letters | 8: S-T-R-E-P-H-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 71 million words; the 265,644th 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 Strephon?
Strephon appears about once in every 71 million words in written English, the 265,644th 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).
Forms of Strephon
- Strephons plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does Strephon mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A male lover.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does Strephon come from?
From Ancient Greek στρέφων (stréphōn), the active present participle of Ancient Greek στρέφω (stréphō, “to twist, to avert”, verb), chiefly from its use as the name of a rustic lover in Sir Philip Sidney's 1593 pastoral romance The Countess of Pembroke's Arcadia.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).